California-1961: A Flock Of Flamingos Standing Around A Small Pond

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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A Flock Of Flamingos Standing Around A Small Pond — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a flock of pink flamingos standing in a shallow pond at a California zoo. The footage, shot through a viewing window, shows the birds in a tropical enclosure with palm trees and green grass. A visitor is seen observing the flamingos from the right side of the frame. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color tones, slight grain, and natural motion, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century wildlife viewing.

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: 127408389

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: California, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s California zoo and wildlife-viewing requests for documentary cutaways, education programs, and period recreation inserts.
Period detail: The frame may show early-1960s visitor-shot zoo design, with flamingos in a landscaped pond enclosure, palm-like planting, railings, and warm 8mm color.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual visitor perspective, filmed through a viewing area as a person pauses at frame right to watch the birds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink flamingos, a shallow curved pond, green lawn, palm-like plants, dark enclosure walls, railings, and a zoo visitor.
Film character: The footage has warm color, soft focus, gate edges, light grain, and uneven exposure that read as original 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a zoo cutaway, mid-century leisure insert, wildlife transition, or quiet memory beat between family-travel scenes.
Historical context: The clip reflects recreational zoo viewing in a landscaped animal enclosure without identifying the zoo or making claims about animal-care history.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location access, and any property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 California zoo home movie, 8mm flamingos in pond, vintage zoo visitors, and mid-century wildlife enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other California 1961 zoo material, then broader vintage zoo and bird-enclosure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame of flamingos gathered in a shallow landscaped zoo pond, with dark enclosure walls and greenery behind them. — Flamingos stand and wade in a curved pond inside a landscaped zoo enclosure.

1961 California zoo footage shows flamingos in a shallow pond as a visitor stands at the right side of the frame watching them. — A visitor observes flamingos standing in the shallow pond enclosure.

1961 California 8mm frame of flamingos clustered around a curved zoo pond, with soft focus and visible film edges. — Flamingos cluster near the pond edge in a visitor-shot zoo scene.

1961 California zoo scene with flamingos standing and wading around a shallow pond, partly shaded by the enclosure and surrounding plants. — The flock spreads across the pond area in a softly exposed zoo enclosure view.

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