California-1962: Sea Lions Training To Perform In A Circus Show

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Sea Lions Training To Perform In A Circus Show — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA-1962: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a sea lion training session at a circus or zoo show. Two trainers in white uniforms oversee the performance as sea lions balance on boxes and perform tricks on a concrete stage. The scene includes props like a drum, a hoop, and a ball, with a warm-toned backdrop. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Americana atmosphere. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.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: 127471721

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: Yes

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: Useful for 1960s California archival requests needing brief animal-show or trained sea lion performance footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The white trainer uniforms, simple concrete stage, painted backdrop, and home-movie color suggest an early-1960s public animal performance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie perspective, observing trainers and sea lions from a fixed distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two white-uniformed trainers, sea lions on boxes, a hoop or ring prop, a ball or drum-like prop, stage equipment, and a warm backdrop wall.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm color fading, gate shadows, exposure variation, and mild motion blur consistent with handheld amateur film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, period insert, or memory beat for midcentury leisure, animal acts, or roadside-show sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a public-facing trained animal routine in a midcentury entertainment context without identifying the venue or making claims about the institution.
Research note: People are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from any film copyright considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm sea lion show, California animal performance home movie, vintage trained seal footage, and midcentury circus or zoo act.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with California 1962 material, and finally with other vintage animal-show or public entertainment clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California 8mm frame showing white-uniformed trainers near a sea lion, a ring prop, and other stage equipment on a concrete show area. — Trainers stand with a sea lion and props during an outdoor animal-show routine.

1962 California home-movie frame with a trainer, sea lions, small boxes, and a hoop prop in a trained animal performance area. — Sea lions gather near performance boxes while a trainer observes from the stage.

1962 California 8mm still showing two white-uniformed trainers, sea lions, boxes, and a ring prop during an outdoor animal act. — Two trainers and sea lions share the stage as the act moves between props.

1962 California frame showing sea lions positioned on boxes, with trainers nearby and simple show props visible on a concrete stage. — Sea lions sit on low boxes during a staged training or performance moment.

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