Oakland California-1937: Large Group Of Ducks Gathers By Pond On A Sunny Day

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

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Large Group Of Ducks Gathers By Pond On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a large flock of ducks and geese gathered at a pond in Oakland, California. The footage shows numerous waterfowl wading and swimming in the shallow water and on the surrounding concrete edge under bright sunlight. A distinct purple color cast, characteristic of early color film, gives the clip a nostalgic, archival quality. The scene is lively with birds moving about, some preening, others walking along the pond's edge. The grainy texture and soft focus of the Super 8 footage enhance its authentic, historical feel.

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: 127254901

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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

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: 1930s Oakland home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum edits needing park pond waterfowl, public recreation, or urban nature cutaways.
Period detail: The clip may show a landscaped public pond with concrete edges, distant visitors, ducks, and white geese in bright sun, with the 1937 Oakland setting supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes birds gathering and moving around a pond from a casual visitor viewpoint, with an unstaged home-movie feel rather than a formal wildlife study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pond edge, many ducks, several white geese, open paved or gravel ground, bird shadows, distant visitors, trees, and a strong dark film-frame divider.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and a purple color cast that read as physical-film texture from the archival source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for Oakland leisure, public park wildlife, or 1930s everyday outdoor life.
Historical context: The footage offers a small social view of people feeding or watching waterfowl in a landscaped urban setting, without identifying the park or any individuals.
Research note: People appear distant in at least one frame, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1937 Oakland 8mm waterfowl, 1930s California pond ducks and geese, vintage home movie park birds, and archival urban wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1937 Oakland scenes, then broader 1930s park, pond, bird, and public recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Oakland home-movie frame showing many ducks around a landscaped pond, with distant visitors and trees in bright sunlight. — Ducks cluster around a pond edge as distant visitors look on.

White geese stand and walk on open ground in 1937 Oakland footage, with a dark bird visible behind them. — White geese move across sunlit ground near the pond.

A group of white geese gathers on open ground in the Oakland home movie, with a dark bird behind them and strong sun shadows. — Geese cluster together in bright sunlight.

Several white geese peck and stand on sunlit ground in the 1937 Oakland clip, with dark birds behind them. — Geese feed or peck on the ground as other birds stand nearby.

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