Oakland California-1937: Flock Of Ducks At Lake Edge

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

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Flock Of Ducks At Lake Edge — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil scene at a lake in Oakland, California. A large flock of ducks gathers on the shore and wades near the water's edge, with a few individuals swimming in the lake. The footage exhibits a distinct purple color cast, characteristic of early color film processes, with visible grain and soft focus. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment of wildlife in a natural setting, likely filmed during a family outing.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127254976

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 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about urban lakeside wildlife, leisure outings, or period California atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames may show Lake Merritt shoreline bird life in Oakland, with open water, a low lakeside edge, and distant shore details softened by the small-gauge scan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching ducks and water birds from a quiet distance rather than arranging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include clustered ducks on the shore, birds swimming on open water, a lake edge, distant shoreline, soft silhouettes, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, handheld framing, exposure variation, and a strong purple-blue color cast that gives it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm cutaway, transitional nature insert, or brief memory beat within a 1930s Oakland or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene records everyday lakeside wildlife observation in a public outdoor setting, without enough visible detail to support broader claims about local events or institutions.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are discernible, but copyright status and any location-specific use questions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 Oakland lake ducks, Lake Merritt home movie, 8mm water birds, 1930s California wildlife footage, and flock at lake edge.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Oakland footage, then with other 1937 Lake Merritt or Oakland clips, and then with broader 1930s wildlife and lakeside leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Oakland home-movie frame showing a flock of ducks clustered near a lake edge, with scattered birds in soft purple-tinted 8mm color. — Ducks gather along the lake edge while a few birds sit or stand apart in the foreground.

1937 Oakland lakeside frame with many ducks at the shore and a few darker birds or silhouettes on the open ground near the water. — The flock remains concentrated near the shoreline with several birds separated in the foreground.

Soft 8mm frame from Oakland in 1937 showing clustered ducks at the lake edge and several isolated birds in the foreground. — A dense group of ducks stays near the water while individual birds occupy the near shore.

1937 Oakland lake view with a few white birds swimming across open water and a darker line of birds near the bottom of the frame. — The view shifts to open water where several pale birds swim away from the shore.

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