Alabama-1958: Sea Lion Carrying Ball Down Stairs Near Pool With Handlers

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

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Sea Lion Carrying Ball Down Stairs Near Pool With Handlers — Clip Details

ALABAMA-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a sea lion performing on a stage-like platform near a pool. The animal, appearing fuzzy and dark, carries a ball and descends a small red staircase while two men in white uniforms observe. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows classic archival quality with warm color tones, film grain, and slight motion blur, evoking mid-century Americana and zoo entertainment.

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: 125504457

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 documentary or educational edits needing home-movie footage of zoo or marine animal entertainment in Alabama.
Period detail: The white handler uniforms, small stage platform, painted stairs, and poolside show setup may show mid-century animal-exhibit presentation style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing the act from a distance rather than staging close coverage of the handlers or animal.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark sea lion or seal, a ball, red stairs, two white-uniformed handlers, a platform edge, a pool, and strong shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color fading, grain, gate edges, and exposure shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for mid-century leisure, zoo entertainment, or trained-animal performance sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a public animal performance setting, with handlers guiding a marine mammal act near water for spectators off camera.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, performer, venue, and animal-exhibit context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s 8mm Alabama zoo footage, sea lion ball trick, seal show stairs, or vintage marine animal performance may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel zoo or pool scenes, then Alabama 1958 material, then broader vintage animal-show or family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Alabama home-movie frame of a sea lion or seal performing near red stairs beside a pool while handlers stand nearby. — A marine mammal performs on a small poolside stage as handlers watch.

Faded 8mm frame from Alabama, 1958, showing a sea lion or seal act on red stairs near water and two handlers in white. — The animal moves down the small stairs during the poolside performance.

Overexposed 8mm frame with little scene detail visible, showing film dust, scratches, and black gate borders. — The scene drops out into a pale overexposed film frame.

Pale 8mm end frame with minimal image content, visible surface marks, scratches, and black film-frame borders. — A nearly blank frame preserves the physical film marks and gate edge.

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