Alabama-1958: Sea Lion Balances On Platform And Bounces Ball Back To Trainer

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

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Sea Lion Balances On Platform And Bounces Ball Back To... — Clip Details

ALABAMA-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a sea lion performance at a circus or zoo. A trainer in a white uniform tosses a ball to the sea lion, which balances on a platform and bounces the ball back. The scene unfolds on a stage with a painted backdrop, showing the characteristic grain and color fade of 1950s Super 8 film. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment and animal training.

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: 125504440

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 entertainment or animal-performance requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a sea lion act with trainer interaction.
Period detail: The white-uniformed trainer, painted stage backdrop, and small performance platform may show mid-century circus, zoo, or aquatic show presentation styles.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has visitor-shot value, watching the act from a fixed audience position as the trainer cues the sea lion with a ball.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sea lion on a low platform, a trainer in white, a ball, stage poles, a painted backdrop, and water at the edge of the frame.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, visible grain, color fade, gate shadows, and exposure variation typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, period insert, or memory beat for mid-century leisure, animal acts, or family travel footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public animal-performance setting in Alabama as represented in the supplied metadata, without identifying the venue or event.
Research note: A trainer is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance remains separate from privacy or property review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Alabama 8mm sea lion show, vintage animal trainer ball act, mid-century zoo or circus performance, and home-movie aquatic act.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Alabama 1958 material, then related animal-performance or mid-century family entertainment footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing a sea lion on a platform as a white-uniformed trainer bends near a ball on a staged set. — A trainer cues a sea lion on a platform during a staged animal act.

1958 Alabama home-movie frame with a sea lion balanced on a platform while the trainer stands nearby on the stage. — The sea lion remains on the platform while the trainer prepares the next cue.

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing the trainer presenting a ball toward a sea lion during the performance. — The trainer brings the ball toward the sea lion on the small platform.

1958 Alabama home-movie frame of a trainer holding a ball out to a sea lion on a low platform beside water. — The trainer extends the ball as the sea lion faces forward on the platform.

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