Grand Teton Wyoming USA-1980: Swan and Ducks Swimming in Lake

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

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Swan and Ducks Swimming in Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1980 showing a serene lake scene in Grand Teton, Wyoming. A large white swan glides across the water, accompanied by several ducks swimming among lily pads. The tranquil setting features lush green foliage and trees along the shoreline under a bright sky. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics with natural color saturation, slight grain, and a soft focus, viewed through a dark window frame. This authentic archival clip captures a peaceful moment of wildlife in a natural American landscape.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122863531

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: Useful for 1980s documentary or educational requests needing quiet Grand Teton wildlife footage from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The frames show physical 8mm texture and a visitor-shot lake view consistent with the supplied 1980 date, with no visible modern signage or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes wildlife from a fixed, distant vantage, preserving the patient, unstaged rhythm of a traveler watching birds on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white swan, several ducks, lily pads, calm lake water, reeds, distant trees, mountains, and dark window or frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, modest grain, natural color saturation, slight exposure variation, and gate-like dark borders give the scene a clear scanned-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, nature transition, location atmosphere insert, or quiet memory beat within a travel or park sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a low-key recreational view of birds and wetland vegetation in the Grand Teton area without showing people, signage, or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, location context, and any wildlife or park-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1980 Grand Teton 8mm wildlife footage, swan and ducks on a lake, vintage Wyoming nature home movie, or lily pad wetland scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1980 Grand Teton footage, then broader vintage Wyoming wildlife or lake cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 Grand Teton home-movie frame showing a white swan and ducks swimming on a lake near lily pads and distant reeds. — A white swan and several ducks move across calm lake water beside lily pads and a tree-lined shore.

1980 Grand Teton lake view with a white swan near the center, ducks nearby, lily pads in the foreground, and reeds along shore. — The swan remains near mid-frame as ducks swim through the open water and lily pads edge the foreground.

1980 Grand Teton 8mm still showing a swan and ducks on pale lake water, bordered by lily pads, reeds, and distant trees. — A swan and ducks drift near the lily pad edge, with reeds and trees forming the far shoreline.

1980 Grand Teton wildlife frame with a white swan, several ducks, lily pads in front, and a green reed and tree shoreline. — The final frame holds on birds dispersed across the lake, framed by foreground lily pads and distant green shore.

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