Alabama-1958: Dolphins Swimming Doing Tricks

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

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Dolphins Swimming Doing Tricks — Clip Details

ALABAMA-1958: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a dolphin show at a marine park. A trainer in a white uniform stands on a platform as dolphins swim and perform tricks in a pool, viewed through a chain-link fence. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded blue and purple color tones, and the characteristic vignette of old home movie footage. The setting includes a large tent-like structure and palm trees in the background, evoking a nostalgic 1950s family entertainment experience.

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: 125504509

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

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 1950s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot marine park entertainment footage with dolphins performing in a pool.
Period detail: The white-uniformed trainer, chain-link viewing fence, tent-like canopy, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century family attraction design in Alabama.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a spectator home movie, filmed from behind a fence as the camera follows dolphins surfacing and performing tricks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dolphins in a pool, a trainer in white, a platform, chain-link fencing, a canopy structure, palm trees, and show equipment.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, blue-purple color fading, gate edges, grain, and handheld framing that support an authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century leisure, animal shows, or family travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a public dolphin performance as seen by visitors, reflecting recreational animal entertainment without making claims about the venue.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, animal-performance, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Alabama 8mm dolphin show, vintage marine park home movie, and mid-century animal attraction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Alabama 1958 travel footage, then broader 1950s marine park or animal-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing a dolphin show with a white-uniformed trainer, pool edge, fence, and dolphins surfacing. — A trainer stands at the pool edge while dolphins surface during the show.

Dolphin swimming in a marine park pool, filmed through a fence with canopy structure and palm trees in the background. — A dolphin moves across the pool under the open canopy structure.

A dolphin lifts upright from the pool during a trick, with a hanging ring, canopy frame, and palm trees visible. — A dolphin rises out of the water near a suspended show ring.

A dolphin performs upright near the pool edge while a silhouetted person watches from the foreground in this 1958 Alabama frame. — A dolphin lifts vertically beside the show platform as a foreground viewer watches.

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