South Carolina USA-1961: A Man Walking Near A Pond Which Cuts To Ducks On The

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSouth Carolina, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 South Carolina

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A Man Walking Near A Pond Which Cuts To Ducks On The — 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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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.

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.

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.

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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