San Diego County California-1968: Dog Balances on Surfboard in Pool

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

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Dog Balances on Surfboard in Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a dog surfing on a surfboard in a pool at an unknown location in San Diego County, California. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the dog balancing on the board as it glides across the water, with a life preserver and striped poolside furniture visible in the background. The scene evokes a playful, nostalgic 1960s family moment, with the dog's athletic performance as the focal point. The film exhibits natural wear, including dust spots and slight fading, characteristic of archival Super 8 footage. This charming clip offers authentic retro charm for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 124630475

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Southern California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief playful animal, poolside recreation, or family-leisure insert.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s poolside leisure details, including striped patio furniture, a circular life preserver, and bright outdoor color film styling.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records an informal novelty moment as a dog balances on a surfboard in a swimming pool while distant people watch from the pool deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dog on a surfboard, blue pool water, striped lounge furniture, a life preserver, poolside figures, pale deck surfaces, and film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has faded color, soft focus, visible grain, dust marks, slight exposure washout, and contact-print framing that reinforce its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short comic cutaway, memory beat, leisure transition, or animal-performance insert within a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual backyard or resort-style recreation in San Diego County, with the dog performance framed as an informal family spectacle.
Research note: People appear small in the background and possible branded or identifying poolside objects should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1968 8mm dog on surfboard, San Diego County pool home movie, vintage animal trick footage, and 1960s poolside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1968 San Diego County pool footage, then with other vintage pet, surfing, or family recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County home-movie frame showing a dog balancing on a surfboard in a swimming pool, with poolside furniture faintly visible. — A dog rides a surfboard across the pool in a faded 8mm frame.

1968 San Diego County poolside home-movie frame with a dog on a surfboard, distant people, striped furniture, and a circular life preserver. — The dog continues across the pool as small figures stand on the deck.

Faded 1968 San Diego County 8mm frame of a dog on a surfboard in blue pool water, with striped deck furniture and a life preserver behind it. — A poolside view shows the dog balanced on the board near the lower edge of the frame.

1968 San Diego County home-movie frame with the dog still on the surfboard, pool water below, and small poolside figures and furniture in the background. — The surfboard glides through the pool while people and furniture remain in the background.

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