Wisconsin-1971: Mallard Ducks Swimming In Frozen River Near Snow-Covered Docks

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Wisconsin

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Mallard Ducks Swimming In Frozen River Near Snow-Covered... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a flock of mallard ducks swimming and resting in a partially frozen river in Wisconsin. Snow blankets the banks and wooden docks, with ice patches visible on the water's surface. The ducks, including males with iridescent green heads, move calmly through the open water, creating gentle ripples. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 125774325

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 1007 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Wisconsin,Michigan
Date: 1971 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: Wisconsin, 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: 1971 Wisconsin 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet winter wildlife cutaway or seasonal river insert.
Period detail: The scene may show early 1970s recreational waterfront details, including wooden docks, snow-covered banks, and mallard ducks in partially frozen water.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, observing ducks through a nearby dark window or railing frame rather than from a controlled wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mallard ducks, rippled river water, snow and ice along the bank, wooden dock posts, open water channels, and dark vertical frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted winter color, slight handheld framing, and exposure shifts that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter wildlife insert, a calm transition, or a memory beat between family, place, or seasonal exterior scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents everyday observation of waterfowl in a cold Midwestern waterfront setting without making broader claims about ecology or public events.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1971 Wisconsin 8mm ducks, frozen river mallards, vintage winter wildlife, and home movie snow-covered docks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Wisconsin 1971 winter exteriors, and then with broader vintage waterfowl or frozen river footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Wisconsin 8mm frame of mallard ducks swimming near wooden docks, snow-covered banks, and patches of ice on the river. — Mallards cluster in partially open water below snow-covered dock structures.

Mallard ducks move through cold open water beside snow and ice in this 1971 Wisconsin home-movie frame. — Mallards swim along the edge of a snow-covered riverbank.

Close 8mm view of mallards in rippled winter river water beside snow and ice, with dark framing at the edges. — Mallards drift and feed near the icy shoreline.

1971 Wisconsin winter river frame with mallards swimming around snow and ice, seen through dark vertical foreground edges. — Mallards move through open water around a snowy ice patch.

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