Madrid Spain-1978: Flock Of White Birds Gather At Tiled Fountain On A Clear Day

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationMadrid, Spain
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 Spain

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Flock Of White Birds Gather At Tiled Fountain On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A flock of white pigeons gathers around a decorative tiled fountain in Madrid, Spain, in 1978. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the birds drinking and resting on the ornate, mosaic-tiled basin. A person in dark clothing walks in the background near a metal railing. The scene is bathed in natural daylight, with a warm, nostalgic color palette and visible film grain, evoking a classic home movie aesthetic.

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: 124548129

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1432 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: sprint mtg,snow
Reel-level year note: 1978
Reel-level location note: las vegas,spain
Date: 1978 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: Madrid, Spain 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: 1970s Madrid 8mm footage for productions needing a quiet urban wildlife cutaway, travel memory beat, or Spanish home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1970s travel footage through its warm color, 8mm grain, tiled fountain design, simple metal railing, and visitor-shot framing.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes white pigeons gathered at the fountain from a casual visitor perspective, with a passerby briefly visible beyond the railing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white pigeons, a mosaic-tiled fountain basin, shallow water, a small central ornament, metal railing, sandy ground, and a dark-clothed passerby.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm texture with soft focus, warm daylight color, mild gate framing, visible grain, and steady but informal home-movie composition.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location texture insert, travel transition, or reflective memory beat within a Spain or urban plaza sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday public-space bird activity and decorative tilework in Madrid without supporting a specific landmark identification.
Research note: A person is visible in the background, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from subject clearance.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1978 Madrid 8mm pigeons at fountain, Spanish travel home movie birds, tiled fountain cutaway, and 1970s urban wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Madrid 1978 material, then Spanish public spaces, fountains, birds, or quiet travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 Madrid 8mm frame showing white pigeons clustered on and around a decorative tiled fountain in daylight. — White pigeons rest and drink around the tiled fountain basin.

1978 Madrid 8mm frame with white pigeons gathered at an ornate tiled fountain and a distant passerby near the railing. — Birds gather tightly around the shallow water of the tiled fountain.

1978 Madrid home-movie frame showing white pigeons around a mosaic fountain, with railing and sandy public space in back. — The flock remains around the patterned fountain as birds move along the edges.

1978 Madrid 8mm frame of white pigeons spread across a decorative tiled fountain in a sunlit outdoor setting. — White pigeons spread across the raised tiled fountain platform.

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