Florida USA-1973: Crocodile Approaching Shore in Shallow Water

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Crocodile Approaching Shore in Shallow Water — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1973 captures a crocodile moving through shallow water near the shore in Florida. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows the reptile partially submerged among tall grass and dense vegetation under bright sunlight. The image has a distinct purple and pink color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and light leaks. The crocodile slowly advances toward the bank, its textured skin and snout visible through the water. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in a natural setting, evoking a sense of nostalgia and historical documentation.

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: 125582282

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 1014 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1973 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: Florida, United States 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: Useful for 1970s Florida wildlife requests needing brief home-movie footage of a reptile moving through shallow water near a vegetated shore.
Period detail: The 1973 era is supported by metadata, while the visible clues are mainly Super 8 color fade, handheld framing, bright daylight and informal nature filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged home-movie observation, with the camera held from shore as the animal moves through water and vegetation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include shallow water, a partially submerged reptile, tall shoreline grasses, dense leafy vegetation, bright sun patches and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows aged 8mm texture with purple-pink color shift, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, Florida nature cutaway, memory beat or transition into archival material about wetlands or reptiles.
Historical context: The scene documents a casual 1970s home-movie encounter with Florida shoreline wildlife without showing people, buildings or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, logos or private structures are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any wildlife or location-use context for their project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1973 Florida 8mm wildlife footage, crocodile in shallow water, vintage home movie reptile, shoreline vegetation and archival nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1973 Florida outdoor footage, and then with broader archival wildlife or wetland themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Florida 8mm frame showing a reptile partly visible in shallow water near shoreline grasses and leafy growth. — A reptile moves near the surface of shallow water at the vegetated bank.

1973 Florida home-movie frame with a reptile shape in shallow water, framed by bright grasses and dense shoreline vegetation. — The animal remains partly submerged as it approaches the grassy edge.

Soft 1973 Florida 8mm frame where motion blur and color fade obscure the reptile among water, grass and vegetation. — Motion blur and faded color soften the view of the reptile near the bank.

1973 Florida 8mm frame showing the reptile more clearly in shallow water beside tall grass and sunlit shoreline plants. — The reptile is visible near the center of the shallow water by the grassy shore.

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