Oakland California-1937: Woman Feeding Geese and Pigeons in Park

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationOakland, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Oakland California

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Woman Feeding Geese and Pigeons in Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a woman feeding a flock of white geese and pigeons in a park in Oakland, California. The footage, bathed in a distinct purple color cast typical of early color film, shows the woman bending down to offer food as the birds gather around her. The scene is filled with natural movement and a sense of quiet daily life, with the geese and pigeons pecking at the ground. The grainy texture and slight flicker of the Super 8 footage add to its authentic archival quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Americana.

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: 127254953

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Oakland home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum sequences about urban park life, informal leisure, and people interacting with birds.
Period detail: The woman's hat and dress, the 8mm home-movie format, and the metadata-supported 1937 date place the scene in late-1930s Oakland park life.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a visitor or family observer records a woman bending down to feed geese and pigeons at close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a hat, white geese, pigeons, scattered feed, open paved or bare ground, and a low retaining edge in the background.
Film character: The footage shows a strong purple color cast, soft focus, grain, flicker, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for everyday 1930s Oakland leisure and animal-feeding scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents a quiet public interaction between a woman and common park birds without showing identifiable landmarks or organized events.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed, while no logos, audible music, or clear private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1937 Oakland park home movie, woman feeding geese, pigeons in park, 1930s California leisure, and 8mm animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel scenes, then other 1937 Oakland footage, then broader 1930s park, bird-feeding, and everyday public-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Oakland home-movie footage, a woman in a hat bends down as white geese and pigeons gather near her. — A woman feeds geese and pigeons at close range in a park setting.

Pigeons and a few birds are scattered across open park ground in 1937 Oakland footage, with a low retaining edge behind them. — Birds spread out across the ground after feeding.

The camera holds on scattered pigeons across open ground in the Oakland park scene, with strong purple tint and grain. — Pigeons remain dispersed across the feeding area.

A wider 1937 Oakland park view shows pigeons scattered across the ground after the feeding moment, with visible 8mm flicker and tint. — A wider view of pigeons across the park ground closes the short scene.

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