Alaska USA-1977: Flock of White Waterfowl Swimming on Green Pond Near Shore

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationAlaska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1977 Alaska

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Flock of White Waterfowl Swimming on Green Pond Near Shore — Clip Details

ALASKA USA-1977: A flock of white waterfowl, likely geese or ducks, swims in a line across a calm, greenish-brown pond. The birds create gentle ripples as they move from left to right, with a pebbled shoreline visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits natural grain and a slightly faded color palette characteristic of vintage home movies from the late 1970s. The scene captures a quiet, natural moment of wildlife in a serene Alaskan setting.

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: 123110986

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 1785 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: tent trailer,VI-02
Reel-level year note: 1977
Reel-level location note: alaska
Date: 1977 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: Alaska, 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 1970s Alaska nature, wildlife, or home-movie productions needing a brief waterfowl cutaway with quiet pond movement.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1970s home-movie color and framing, with no visible built landmarks or dated human-made objects in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the flock from a distance in an unstaged home-movie manner, holding on the birds as they drift across the pond.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white waterfowl, greenish pond water, ripples, a low shoreline, pebbled or grassy bank, soft focus, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, faded color, mild softness, and steady but home-movie-style framing that gives it authentic archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, environmental cutaway, or reflective memory beat within Alaska or nature sequences.
Historical context: The scene provides a modest view of waterfowl habitat in Alaska as captured by a private home-movie camera, without broader event context visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and any copyright or location-specific use should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches such as 1970s Alaska 8mm waterfowl, vintage home movie ducks on pond, or geese swimming near shore may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Alaska 1977 footage, then broader 1970s wildlife, ponds, shorelines, and quiet nature cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 Alaska 8mm frame showing a distant flock of white waterfowl moving across greenish pond water near shore. — A line of white waterfowl moves through calm pond water beside a low bank.

Distant white waterfowl swim left to right across an Alaska pond in faded 1970s 8mm home-movie footage. — The flock continues across the green pond, leaving soft ripples in the water.

White waterfowl appear scattered across a calm pond near the shoreline in 1977 Alaska home-movie footage. — Several birds are visible across the lower pond as the bank fills the background.

A small group of white waterfowl remains near the far side of a greenish Alaska pond in a soft 8mm frame. — The birds gather loosely near the far shore, with textured water in the foreground.

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