Florida-1958: Blue Parrot and Pink Flamingos

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Florida

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Blue Parrot and Pink Flamingos — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a striking blue parrot standing alone on grass, its vibrant plumage contrasting with the green lawn. The scene transitions to a flock of pink flamingos gathered near a pond in a lush, tropical setting, likely a zoo or wildlife park in Florida. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with a soft, nostalgic haze, capturing the era's characteristic film grain and slightly faded tones. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife in a serene, sun-drenched environment.

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: 127281522

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 1267 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1958 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 wildlife or zoo-park archive requests needing brief home-movie cutaways of colorful birds and visitor-era animal displays.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century Florida wildlife attraction, with tropical planting, a pond edge, and static visitor-shot framing typical of amateur 8mm travel films.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the birds from a visitor viewpoint, first isolating a blue parrot on grass and then holding on flamingos gathered near water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue parrot on grass, pink flamingos, a shallow pond, tropical landscaping, paved visitor areas, and a distant building edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, mild gate shadow, faded pink-green color, and slight exposure variation that supports its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short wildlife insert, Florida travel transition, zoo cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1950s leisure sequence.
Historical context: The clip reflects an amateur tourist encounter with captive or park-kept exotic birds in a landscaped Florida setting without identifying the specific venue.
Research note: Birds and setting are visible, with metadata noting people visible, so copyright, location permissions, and any incidental likeness concerns should be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm Florida wildlife footage, vintage zoo flamingos, blue parrot home movie, and mid-century tropical bird park scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1958 Florida travel footage, then broader vintage zoo, bird park, flamingo, or tropical wildlife clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Florida 8mm frame showing a blue parrot standing on green grass, filmed from a low visitor viewpoint. — A blue parrot stands alone on a lawn in the opening frame.

1958 Florida 8mm frame of pink flamingos near a pond, backed by palms, shrubs, and a distant building edge. — A flock of pink flamingos gathers at the edge of a landscaped pond.

1958 Florida 8mm frame holding on flamingos around a pond, with greenery, pavement, and soft faded color. — Flamingos stand along the water while the camera holds from a visitor area.

1958 Florida 8mm frame showing flamingos by a pond, tropical planting, and small distant human figures in the background. — The final frame holds on flamingos near water with distant visitors partly visible among the landscaping.

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