Ithaca New York-1979: Duck Swims In Water Many Ducks On Frozen Water Ducks Swim

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

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Duck Swims In Water Many Ducks On Frozen Water Ducks Swim — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a mallard duck swimming in dark, rippling water under a cool purple hue. The scene transitions to a large flock of ducks gathered on a frozen pond, their forms scattered across the icy surface. A lone white duck stands out among the brown and black mallards as they navigate the melting ice. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style winter wildlife observation from Ithaca, New York.

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: 125226196

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 documentary or education requests needing winter wildlife, duck behavior, or small-town natural observation from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm-era color, soft focus, and handheld framing, with the 1979 Ithaca setting supported by metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes ducks from a quiet, unstaged distance, suggesting a personal winter nature moment rather than a planned wildlife production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mallard ducks, a white duck, dark rippling water, frozen pond ice, scattered flock groupings, and cool purple-blue film color.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated cool color, soft edges, and slight exposure variation that give the winter pond scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, seasonal transition, local memory beat, or atmospheric insert for cold-weather nature sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary duck activity on icy water in Ithaca, with no visible people, buildings, signage, or identifiable public event in the frames.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright and archive licensing should still be reviewed separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 1979 Ithaca ducks on frozen pond, 8mm winter wildlife, mallards on ice, and home movie duck footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1979 Ithaca material, then broader winter wildlife or duck-on-ice footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A mallard duck swims through dark water in 1979 Ithaca home-movie footage with cool purple-blue color. — A single mallard moves across rippling winter water.

Many ducks gather across a frozen pond surface in the Ithaca winter scene, with mallards scattered over the ice. — A flock of ducks stands and rests on the icy pond.

A wider view shows mallards clustered on frozen water in 1979 Ithaca, filmed with soft 8mm color and grain. — Mallards cluster across the frozen water surface.

Ducks swim in dark thawing water near a white duck, with ice and shadowed birds visible in the 1979 Ithaca footage. — Ducks move through thawing water near a white duck and ice.

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