Alabama-1958: Sea Lion Balancing Ball on Nose

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

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Sea Lion Balancing Ball on Nose — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1958 captures a sea lion balancing a red ball on its nose during a performance at a zoo or aquarium. The animal stands on a platform beside a pool, with a large artificial rock formation in the background. A trainer in a white uniform appears briefly. The footage shows classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, faded colors, and visible grain, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American entertainment scene.

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: 125504486

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 American zoo or aquarium entertainment requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a trained sea lion act in Alabama.
Period detail: The scene shows mid-century animal-show staging with a pool edge, painted rock backdrop, small platform, red balancing ball, and a trainer in a white uniform.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, watching the animal act from across the pool rather than from a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sea lion, red nose ball, small stool or platform, pool water, artificial rock scenery, railings, steps, and a white-uniformed trainer.
Film character: Soft focus, faded color, gate edges, dust specks, and mild handheld instability give the footage clear 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century family outings, zoo entertainment, or trained animal performance.
Historical context: The footage reflects a public animal-performance setting in which visitors watched sea lions perform tricks beside a pool.
Research note: People are visible, including a trainer, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, animal-performance context, and venue/property identification should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Alabama 8mm zoo footage, vintage sea lion balancing ball, mid-century aquarium show, and home movie animal performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Alabama 1958 zoo or aquarium scenes, then broader vintage animal-show or family-outing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing a sea lion balancing a red ball beside a pool in a zoo or aquarium performance setting. — Sea lion balances a red ball on its nose during the poolside act.

The sea lion remains posed with the red ball on its nose, framed by pool water, railings, steps, and artificial rock scenery. — The animal keeps the ball balanced while standing on the platform.

A visitor-shot 8mm view shows the sea lion upright on its platform with the ball, against the pale rock-like backdrop and pool edge. — Sea lion poses upright with the ball in the poolside show area.

A trainer in a white uniform appears beside the pool as sea lions move near the platform and painted rock backdrop. — Trainer appears at the pool edge as the sea lion act continues.

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