Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Ducks Groom Themselves On Concrete Pad In Enclosure

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationCheyenne, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Ducks Groom Themselves On Concrete Pad In Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures ducks grooming themselves on a concrete pad within an enclosure. A white duck preens its feathers while a darker duck stands nearby, both under the shade of a stone structure. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color shifts, and natural lighting, offering authentic archival footage of wildlife in a man-made habitat. The scene evokes a sense of quiet observation and nostalgic Americana.

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: 125880892

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$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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Cheyenne, Kansas, 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 1950s home-movie requests needing a quiet animal cutaway or documentary insert of ducks in a modest enclosure.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage and simple concrete-and-stone animal enclosure support a late-1950s home-movie setting, with no visible signs or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged observer's view of ducks resting and preening, framed from a casual home-movie distance rather than a formal wildlife setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white duck, a darker duck, concrete ground, a shaded stone structure, dark openings, a round metal tub, and heavy shadow.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, deep shadow, slight blur, and color shifts that retain the physical texture of mid-century home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal-life cutaway, a rural memory beat, or a transitional insert within a 1950s Kansas or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows waterfowl kept in a man-made enclosure, offering everyday visual context for small-scale animal display or care without identifying the site.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but copyright status and any property or location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm ducks preening, Kansas home movie waterfowl, vintage animal enclosure footage, and mid-century rural cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Cheyenne County Kansas 1958 material, then with other waterfowl, animal enclosure, or rural home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Kansas home-movie footage, a white duck preens beside a darker duck on concrete near a shaded stone structure. — Two ducks stand on a concrete pad near a dark, shaded enclosure opening.

A white duck preens in a concrete enclosure as a darker duck stands nearby, with stonework and a metal tub in shade. — The white duck bends into its feathers while the darker duck remains beside the shaded structure.

The ducks stay close to the shaded stone enclosure, with the white duck low to the ground and a dark duck nearby. — Ducks rest and groom on the concrete pad beside a dark opening and round tub.

The frame shifts to a close, soft 8mm view of a turquoise surface and dark lower area, likely part of the same enclosure setting. — A close view shows a bright turquoise surface and dark shadow or water at the bottom edge.

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