Grand Teton Wyoming USA-1980: Swan on Lake with Ducks

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationGrand Teton, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Grand Teton Wyoming

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Swan on Lake with Ducks — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Grand Teton Wyoming USA in 1980 captures a serene moment of a white swan gliding across a calm lake. The swan, the central subject, gracefully swims through the water, its reflection visible on the surface, while smaller ducks swim nearby. Lush green lily pads and aquatic plants frame the foreground, with a dense line of grasses and trees along the far shore under a bright sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, natural color saturation, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere. This authentic archival clip offers a tranquil wildlife scene ideal for historical, nature, or Americana 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122863526

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: 1980 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: Grand Teton, Wyoming, 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: 1980s 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a calm Grand Teton lake cutaway with a swan and ducks in a home-movie archive style.
Period detail: The visible period clues are mainly the soft 8mm color, grain, and home-movie framing; the 1980 Grand Teton setting is supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor-observed moment, with the camera lingering on a swan moving quietly among ducks and aquatic plants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white swan, small ducks, calm lake water, lily pads, shoreline grasses, distant reeds, soft reflections, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has gentle grain, soft focus, mild exposure bloom on the swan, natural handheld steadiness, and contact-print framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a nature insert, reflective transition, quiet establishing cutaway, or memory beat within a travel, wildlife, or Americana sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers a modest record of recreational wildlife viewing in a Grand Teton lake environment without showing visitors, buildings, or identifiable human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any wildlife or park-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1980s 8mm swan on lake, Grand Teton wildlife home movie, vintage lake ducks, and archival Wyoming nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel nature footage, then other 1980 Grand Teton material, then broader vintage lake, bird, and national-park wildlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame showing a white swan floating near ducks on a calm lake bordered by lily pads and reeds. — A white swan floats near ducks on a calm lake with aquatic plants along the shore.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame with a white swan centered on lake water as ducks pass near lily pads and distant grasses. — The swan remains near the center of the lake while ducks move through the surrounding water.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame showing a swan with its head lowered on calm water, with ducks, lily pads, and reeds around the lake edge. — The swan lowers its head near the water as ducks remain nearby among shoreline plants.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm frame showing a white swan floating low on pale lake water, with ducks, lily pads, and reeds in the background. — The swan floats low in the lake as small ducks pass near the plant-lined shore.

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