San Diego County California-1968: Dolphins At An Aquatic Pool Jump Through Hoops

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

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Dolphins At An Aquatic Pool Jump Through Hoops — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin performance at an aquatic pool in San Diego County, California. A dolphin leaps through a hoop while a trainer stands nearby on the pool deck, surrounded by striped barriers and life preservers. The footage shows classic 1960s color grading with warm tones and film grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century marine animal entertainment. The scene is calm and staged, with a focus on the animal's trained trick.

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: 124630498

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: Useful for 1960s archival requests about Southern California marine shows, aquarium visits, trained dolphins, and visitor-shot amusement or education footage.
Period detail: The pool deck, striped barriers, life rings, muted color, and 8mm home-movie framing support a late-1960s aquatic performance setting in San Diego County.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a spectator position, preserving the casual timing and distance of a family home movie rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin pool, a leaping dolphin, a trainer on the deck, hoop props, striped barriers, life preservers, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm focus, pale color, uneven exposure, film grain, and gate borders that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a brief insert, period cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century leisure, animal performance, or California travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects a public marine-animal performance as seen by visitors, with a trainer and dolphin trick framed from the audience side of the pool.
Research note: People and possible venue markings appear at a distance, so likeness, location, trademark, and venue-use questions should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Search match for 1968 8mm San Diego dolphin show, vintage aquarium pool performance, marine animal hoop jump, and 1960s California home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1968 San Diego County scenes, then broader 1960s aquarium, animal show, travel, and leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego County 8mm frame showing a dolphin performance pool with a trainer near hoop props and deck barriers. — A trainer stands near hoop props beside the dolphin pool during the aquatic performance.

Soft 8mm view of a San Diego County dolphin show area with a trainer, hoop equipment, barriers, and pool water. — The trainer remains on the pool deck near the hoop setup and striped barriers.

1968 home-movie frame of a dolphin breaking the pool surface near a trainer during an aquatic hoop routine. — A dolphin surfaces or begins a jump near the trainer during the poolside routine.

Pale 8mm frame from the San Diego County clip showing a dolphin mid-leap above the aquatic pool. — The dolphin is caught mid-leap over the pool as the deck and barriers recede in the background.

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