Irvine California-1974: Flamingos Walking Inside And Around Shallow Artificial Pond

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIrvine, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Irvine California

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Flamingos Walking Inside And Around Shallow Artificial Pond — Clip Details

IRVINE CALIFORNIA-1974: A flock of pink flamingos wades and stands in a shallow artificial pond at a zoo, their reflections rippling in the water. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the birds in a grassy enclosure with a palm tree and rocks, viewed through a dark frame suggesting a car window. The scene evokes a nostalgic 1970s home movie aesthetic with natural lighting and authentic film grain, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127393727

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 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: Irvine, California, 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: 1970s Irvine zoo footage suited to archival requests for visitor-shot flamingos, artificial pond habitats, and quiet animal cutaways from 8mm home movies.
Period detail: The frames may show a 1970s zoo or wildlife park enclosure, with a shallow landscaped pond, lawn, rocks, palm planting, and the soft color response of 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the feel of a visitor filming from a shaded or partially obstructed position, watching flamingos wade, stand, and feed without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, shallow pond water, bird reflections, grassy banks, rocks, a palm trunk, distant lawn, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture through visible grain, muted color, mild softness, natural exposure shifts, and a framed handheld view.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal insert, zoo cutaway, transitional memory beat, or establishing detail within a 1970s California home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure filming of captive wildlife in a landscaped public enclosure, with attention on the birds rather than visitors or signage.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable signs are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any venue or property context before final use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1974 Irvine California 8mm flamingos, vintage zoo pond footage, Super 8 wildlife park birds, and home movie flamingo enclosure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other Irvine California 1974 zoo footage, then with 1970s animal, bird, pond, or family outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Irvine, California 8mm frame showing flamingos in a shallow zoo pond with reflections, grass, rocks, and dark frame edges. — Flamingos gather in a landscaped pond enclosure with rocks and lawn behind them.

1974 Irvine, California frame of flamingos spread across a shallow artificial pond, with a palm trunk, rocks, lawn, and rippled reflections. — Several flamingos stand in shallow water while others gather near the rocky edge.

1974 Irvine, California 8mm view of a flamingo group in a landscaped zoo pond, partly framed by dark borders from the filming position. — Flamingos pause and feed in the pond as the home-movie frame holds on the enclosure.

1974 Irvine, California frame showing flamingos wading in an artificial pond, with lawn, rocks, a palm trunk, and dark contact-sheet borders. — The final frame shows flamingos spaced across the pond and along the enclosure edge.

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