Portland Oregon USA-1957: Swan Floating on Dark Water at Night

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Portland Oregon

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Swan Floating on Dark Water at Night — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Portland, Oregon, 1957, capturing a graceful white swan gliding across a deep blue lake at night. The clip opens with a close-up of the swan's head and neck, then pulls back to reveal its full form as it floats serenely, its wings slightly open. The scene is illuminated by a focused light source against a dark, reflective water surface, creating a dramatic silhouette. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1950s home movie captures a quiet moment of wildlife in a tranquil setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122656271

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1957 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: Portland, Oregon, 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: Useful for 1950s wildlife, park, and reflective water cutaways in documentaries, museum media, or memory-driven edits needing authentic 8mm footage from Portland, Oregon.
Period detail: The visible clues are limited to the 8mm color stock, strong exposure shifts, and a swan on dark blue water; no landmark or built environment confirms the location within the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like an amateur nature observation, holding on the swan from close detail to wider views rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white swan, orange bill, long neck, partly raised wings, dark lake water, blue reflections, black frame edges, and contact-sheet spacing.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue water, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and visible grain that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet insert, natural-history cutaway, reflective transition, or pause between family or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century home-movie encounter with waterfowl, showing how everyday wildlife moments were preserved on small-gauge film.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s 8mm swan footage, Portland Oregon home movie lake, vintage waterfowl on lake, and archival white swan cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1957 Portland footage, then broader 1950s 8mm wildlife, lake, park, or reflective-water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 8mm frame of a white swan in Portland, Oregon footage, showing its orange bill, neck, and body against dark water. — Close-up of the swan's bill, neck, and white body near the lake surface.

The swan glides in profile across blue-black water with its wings slightly open.

A side view shows the swan floating with lifted rear feathers on the dark lake.

Front-facing view of the swan in 1957 Portland 8mm footage, with bright exposure on its white body against dark blue water. — The swan turns toward the camera, its bright white body standing out against the lake.

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