Alabama-1958: Dolphin Performance at Marine Park with Sign

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

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Dolphin Performance at Marine Park with Sign — Clip Details

ALABAMA-1958: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a dolphin performance at a marine park. The clip shows a dolphin swimming in a pool, with a chain-link fence in the foreground and a large sign reading 'MARINE PELICANS ALL STARS CORRY SPARKLE' in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, characteristic of 1950s amateur home movies. The scene evokes a nostalgic, mid-century Americana atmosphere, with the dolphin's movements creating ripples in the water under bright daylight.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125504513

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 editorial sequences needing visitor-shot marine park or trained dolphin performance footage from Alabama home movies.
Period detail: The pool railings, chain-link viewing barrier, painted show backdrop, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century roadside or marine attraction setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor's handheld viewpoint, watching the dolphin from behind a fence rather than from a staged publicity angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin pool, chain-link fence, painted marine backdrop, show platform details, splashing water, pool edge, and distant visitors or staff.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, blue color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as authentic amateur film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century tourism, animal shows, or family-trip recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public animal-performance attraction as filmed by a visitor, with the dolphin and viewing area emphasized over identifiable spectators.
Research note: Review for possible venue signage or show names, distant likenesses, and animal-performance context; copyright, likeness, and property issues require separate assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Alabama 8mm dolphin show, vintage marine park home movie, mid-century animal performance, and fenced pool attraction footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then Alabama or 1958 travel footage, then broader 1950s family tourism, marine park, or animal-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing a marine-park-style painted backdrop and poolside show area in soft, blue-shifted home-movie color. — A painted dolphin backdrop and poolside show area appear at the start of the marine park sequence.

1958 Alabama home-movie frame of a dolphin swimming in a show pool behind a chain-link viewing fence, with distant people visible beyond the pool. — A dolphin swims in the pool as the camera looks through a chain-link barrier.

1958 Alabama 8mm frame showing the marine show backdrop, pool edge, and a dolphin shape near the right side of the performance area. — The camera catches the painted show backdrop and pool edge between dolphin movements.

1958 Alabama home-movie frame with a large splash in the marine park pool, suggesting a dolphin jump or dive during the performance. — A splash rises beside the painted backdrop during the dolphin performance.

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