Florida-1957: A Flock Of Flamingos Standing In And Next To A Small Man Made Pond

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Florida

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A Flock Of Flamingos Standing In And Next To A Small Man... — Clip Details

A flock of pink flamingos stands and preens near a small man-made pond in this vintage 8mm home movie from Florida, 1957. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the birds in various poses—some standing on one leg, others drinking or resting their heads on their backs—against a backdrop of green foliage and a concrete edge. The warm, slightly faded color palette and subtle film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-century Americana feel, typical of personal home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127276108

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1496 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,christening
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1957 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Florida nature, zoo, park, or roadside-attraction sequences needing a brief home-movie view of flamingos at a small pond.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-century visitor attraction or park setting, with flamingos beside a concrete-edged man-made pond and dense green planting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot quality, observing the birds quietly as they stand, preen, bend to the water, and shift positions without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, one-legged standing poses, curved necks, a small pond, concrete edging, dark water reflections, and green foliage.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and slight frame-edge darkness consistent with mid-century home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location texture, travel-memory insert, or gentle transition within Florida, wildlife, or leisure footage.
Historical context: The clip reflects a leisure or visitor setting where exotic birds were filmed as a visual attraction, without enough evidence to identify the site.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but location, copyright, and any property or facility permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Florida 8mm flamingos, vintage home movie zoo birds, mid-century park pond wildlife, and flamingo flock footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Florida 1957 outdoor footage, then related zoo, park, pond, and bird scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Florida 1957 home-movie frame of pink flamingos standing, resting, and bending near a small man-made pond. — Flamingos gather at the edge of a small pond, with some resting on one leg and others leaning toward the water.

Florida 1957 frame showing flamingos clustered around a concrete-edged pond, including one upright bird at the far right. — The flock remains clustered around the pond while one flamingo stands tall near the right edge of the frame.

Florida 1957 home-movie still of flamingos preening and standing near a concrete pond with dark water. — Flamingos preen and stand at the pond edge, with soft 8mm color and visible frame-edge darkness.

Florida 1957 frame of flamingos at a small pond, with a foreground bird bending its long neck toward the water. — A foreground flamingo bends its neck near the water as the rest of the flock stands along the pond edge.

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