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South Carolina USA-1961: Man Walking by Pond Overlooking Flock of Swimming Ducks

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  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSouth Carolina, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1961 · South Carolina, United States
  • StatusDirect License

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Man Walking by Pond Overlooking Flock of Swimming Ducks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a man in a light-colored jacket walking near a pond in South Carolina. The scene cuts to a flock of ducks swimming calmly on the water's surface. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural motion, offering authentic archival material of mid-century Americana and wildlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123729654

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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
1961 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
South Carolina, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • man
  • pond
  • duck
  • ducks
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  • swimming
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH carolina USA
  • 1961
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  • vintage 8mm film
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  • duck swimming footage
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  • archival wildlife clip
  • classic Super 8
  • pond scene 1960s
  • retro family footage
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  • old film footage
  • nostalgic 1960s
  • documentary stock footage
  • vintage outdoor scene
  • 1960s Americana
  • archival duck footage
  • old film grain
  • vintage family memory
  • 1961 home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1961 South Carolina home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about mid-century leisure, ponds, casual walking shots, or ducks on water.
Period detail
The light jacket, soft color, and 8mm home-movie framing support an early 1960s domestic travel or family-film context.
Home-movie behavior
The camera observes an adult man near the water before shifting to ducks, giving the clip an informal, unstaged home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include an adult man, a pale jacket, pond water, a low wall or bank edge, ducks, ripples, soft focus, and film frame borders.
Film character
The clip carries visible 8mm grain, mild fading, soft exposure, handheld framing, and occasional dust marks that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, wildlife cutaway, location transition, or quiet insert between family and outdoor scenes.
Historical context
The footage shows ordinary outdoor recreation or observation near a pond, with ducks providing a modest slice of mid-century Americana.
Research note
An adult face is visible and should be reviewed for likeness use; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from likeness clearance.
Research search match
Useful search phrases include 1961 South Carolina 8mm pond, man walking near water, vintage ducks swimming, and home movie wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then South Carolina 1961 material, then other pond, duck, walking, or outdoor home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 South Carolina 8mm frame showing an adult man in a light jacket near a pond or water edge.

An adult man appears near the pond edge before the scene cuts to ducks.

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1961 South Carolina 8mm frame with several ducks scattered across rippled pond water.

Several ducks move across the water in a soft, handheld 8mm shot.

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Vintage 8mm frame from South Carolina showing ducks grouped on rippled pond water.

Ducks cluster loosely on the pond as the camera holds a wide view.

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1961 South Carolina home-movie frame with ducks spread across a pale, rippled pond surface.

Ducks drift across the pond in the final visible frame.

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