San Diego County California-1968: Well Trained Seals Doing Various Tricks During Performance

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 San Diego California

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Well Trained Seals Doing Various Tricks During Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a seal performance at an aquarium in San Diego County, California. Trained seals execute tricks on a platform and in the water, with handlers visible nearby. The footage features classic 1960s color grading, film grain, and a slightly faded look, evoking nostalgia for mid-century entertainment. The setting includes a pool, striped barriers, and a life preserver sign, all characteristic of a public animal show from the era. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted moments of animal performance and human interaction.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124630444

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1968 San Diego County 8mm footage suited to documentary or museum edits about mid-century aquarium entertainment, trained animal shows, or family travel memories.
Period detail: The pool platform, striped barriers, life preserver sign, faded color, and 8mm texture support a late-1960s public animal-show setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, watching seals perform from the audience area rather than from a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seals in a pool, a raised platform, handlers or staff nearby, striped railings, a circular life preserver sign, concrete walls, and landscaped hillside.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm focus, faded color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for 1960s tourism, animal performance, aquarium visits, or captivity-era entertainment.
Historical context: The scene documents a public animal performance as seen by a home-movie camera, with trained seals moving between water and platform under human direction.
Research note: People and possible venue signage are visible, so copyright, likeness, location, and brand or sign identification should be reviewed separately for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 San Diego 8mm seal show, vintage aquarium performance, trained seals home movie, and 1960s California animal attraction.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with San Diego County 1968 travel footage, and then with broader 1960s aquarium or trained animal performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County 8mm frame showing a trained seal in the water near a show platform and staff figures. — A seal performs in the pool near the platform during the aquarium show.

1968 San Diego County home-movie frame of a seal-show platform, pool edge, staff figure, and circular sign. — The seal show platform and pool edge are visible as the performance continues.

Visitor-shot 1968 San Diego County frame showing a seal at the platform area with staff nearby and water below. — A seal appears at the platform area while a staff member stands close to the pool.

1968 San Diego County 8mm frame showing a seal splashing in the pool near the show platform and barrier signage. — A seal splashes in the pool near the platform at the end of the short performance shot.

Visually Similar Clips