Alabama-1958: Sea Lion Interacting with Naval Officer

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationAlabama, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Alabama

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Sea Lion Interacting with Naval Officer — Clip Details

ALABAMA-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a trained sea lion performing a trick on a small platform. A man in a white naval uniform, likely a sailor or marine, interacts with the animal, appearing to kiss its nose in a playful moment. The sea lion stands on its hind legs, balancing on the platform as the man leans in. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain, slight overexposure, and film scratches, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century Americana feel. The scene suggests a circus or zoo performance, with the animal appearing tamed and trained.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125504431

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Alabama, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Americana, animal-show, military-leisure, zoo, circus, or home-movie sequences needing a brief trained sea lion performance moment.
Period detail: The white naval-style uniform, 8mm color stock, and casual spectator framing support a late-1950s home-movie context in Alabama, as provided by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot moment as the camera watches a uniformed man lean toward a trained sea lion during a playful performance interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sea lion on a small platform, a man in a white uniform, metal railings or stage supports, a pale backdrop, deep shadows, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, scratches, slight overexposure, and contact-print framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, comic insert, memory beat, or transition in a sequence about mid-century leisure, animal acts, or servicemen off duty.
Historical context: The scene may show a public animal performance or attraction where trained marine mammals interacted closely with people for entertainment.
Research note: People and a military-style uniform are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Alabama 8mm sea lion trick, vintage trained animal performance, Navy man animal act, and mid-century home movie zoo or circus footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Alabama 1958 leisure footage, then related trained animal, zoo, circus, or military off-duty scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Alabama 1958 home-movie footage, a trained sea lion on a platform leans toward a man in a white naval-style uniform. — A uniformed man leans in as the sea lion performs on a small platform.

The sea lion appears upright on a small performance platform against a pale backdrop in the 1958 Alabama home-movie scene. — The sea lion holds an upright pose on the platform after the interaction.

A trained sea lion sits upright on the raised platform, framed by metal supports and soft 8mm exposure. — The animal remains balanced on the platform during the performance.

The sea lion is partly cropped at the lower right of the 8mm frame, with metal supports and a bright backdrop visible. — The final frame crops the sea lion low in the picture as the act continues.

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