Ithaca New York-1979: Flock Of Ducks Standing On Frozen Water On A Clear Winter Day

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationIthaca, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Flock Of Ducks Standing On Frozen Water On A Clear... — Clip Details

A flock of ducks stands on a frozen pond in Ithaca, New York, during a crisp winter day in 1979. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the birds clustered on the icy surface, their dark feathers contrasting against the blue-tinted ice. The scene has a nostalgic, grainy quality typical of vintage home movies, with subtle camera movement following the ducks. A close-up highlights a single mallard floating on open water, its reflection rippling beneath. The cool color palette and natural setting evoke a quiet, wintery atmosphere.

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: 125226192

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: 1979 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: Ithaca, New York, 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 1970s editorial sequences needing winter wildlife, frozen-water cutaways, or quiet Upstate New York nature footage from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The footage shows mallard ducks on ice and open water, with period clues mainly from the 8mm color, grain, and the supplied 1979 Ithaca metadata rather than visible built landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the ducks from a casual outdoor vantage point, including wide flock views and a closer look at one mallard without staged action or human presence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include clustered mallards, blue-tinted ice, a patch of open water, ripples, bird reflections, soft winter light, and dark vertical frame obstructions.
Film character: The scan has a soft 8mm texture with visible grain, cool color cast, slight blur, and handheld framing that reinforce its home-movie archive character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a winter wildlife insert, a seasonal transition, a quiet nature cutaway, or a brief memory beat within a 1970s regional sequence.
Historical context: The clip provides a small-scale view of everyday winter wildlife in Ithaca, showing ducks gathered on frozen water rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private property are visible, though users should still confirm copyright licensing and any project-specific wildlife or location context needs.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1979 8mm Ithaca ducks, frozen pond mallards, winter wildlife home movie, Upstate New York nature footage, and vintage ice-water bird cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca winter material, then broader 1970s home-movie wildlife or frozen-water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A flock of mallard ducks stands on icy water in Ithaca, New York, in 1979 8mm home-movie footage. — Mallards cluster across the frozen pond surface.

Mallards stand and rest on a frozen pond surface, seen through dark foreground bands in the 1979 Ithaca footage. — The flock remains scattered across the icy pond.

A wider flock view shows mallards grouped on blue ice in the Ithaca winter scene from 1979. — Ducks gather closely on the frozen water.

A close view shows one mallard floating in open water, with ripples and reflection in the 1979 Ithaca clip. — A single mallard drifts through open water beside the ice.

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