Oakland California-1937: Artificial Lake With Lots Of Ducks Bathing And Around

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationOakland, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Oakland California

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Artificial Lake With Lots Of Ducks Bathing And Around — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a bustling artificial lake in Oakland, California, teeming with ducks and geese. The birds gather along the concrete edge and swim in the water, some bathing under a small fountain. A large open-sided pavilion stands in the background, and the entire scene is bathed in a distinct purple-blue tint, characteristic of early color film. The footage shows natural movement and subtle camera shake, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century park life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127254862

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: 1937 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: Oakland, California, 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: 1930s Oakland park-life footage suited to documentary cutaways about public recreation, urban nature, and home-movie views of artificial lakes.
Period detail: The concrete-edged pond, open-sided pavilion, and fountain may show a maintained public park setting consistent with the supplied 1937 Oakland metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching ducks and geese gather, swim, and bathe without staged action or direct address to camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a concrete pond edge, many ducks and geese, open water, a small fountain, trees, lawn, and a large open-sided pavilion.
Film character: The 8mm image carries heavy grain, soft focus, purple-blue color cast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for public parks, animal life, leisure spaces, or Oakland-area archival sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday bird activity and public-park design through a home-movie lens, with no identifiable people or commercial signage visible in the frames.
Research note: No faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any location or property questions for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 8mm Oakland park lake, ducks and geese at artificial pond, vintage home movie public park, and 1930s urban wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1937 Oakland park footage, then broader 1930s public recreation or waterfowl scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Oakland home-movie frame showing many ducks and geese along an artificial lake, with a small fountain and open-sided pavilion in the background. — Waterfowl cluster along the concrete edge of an artificial lake beneath a pavilion structure.

1937 Oakland park scene with ducks and geese spread across a concrete artificial lake, a fountain spray, and a shaded pavilion beyond the water. — Ducks and geese occupy the pond and shoreline, with the park pavilion visible behind them.

1937 Oakland home-movie view of ducks and geese near a curved artificial lake edge, with water, trees, and park landscaping in the background. — A closer angle shows waterfowl on the pond edge and in the water near park landscaping.

1937 Oakland park footage frame showing waterfowl scattered across an artificial lake and concrete bank, with trees and shaded park grounds behind. — Waterfowl remain spread across the pond and concrete bank in a softly focused home-movie frame.

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