Oakland California-1937: Man Throwing Food To A Huge Gathering Of Ducks Walking

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

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Man Throwing Food To A Huge Gathering Of Ducks Walking — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Oakland, California, in 1937 captures a man throwing food to a large gathering of ducks in a park-like setting. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows a dense flock of ducks and geese moving across the ground, their feathers catching the light in a distinct purple-tinted color grade typical of early color film. The scene is lively and naturalistic, with the birds actively feeding and walking in a crowded, animated group. The grainy texture and soft focus of the 8mm film add to the nostalgic, archival quality of this historical moment.

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: 127255070

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: Useful for 1930s Northern California archive requests needing home-movie footage of park birds, feeding behavior, or everyday outdoor leisure.
Period detail: The frames show dense ducks and geese on open ground, with the 1937 Oakland context supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an informal, observer-level home-movie view of waterfowl crowding and feeding as a nearby adult tosses food from the frame edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crowded flock of ducks and geese, open ground, shaded foliage, bright bird plumage, a standing adult at frame edge, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for urban park life, animal feeding, or noncommercial 1930s home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for casual public interaction with park waterfowl, without enough visible detail to identify a specific Oakland site.
Research note: No faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location, and any property or municipal-use questions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1937 Oakland home movie ducks, 8mm waterfowl feeding, California park birds, vintage home movie animals, and geese gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Oakland or 1937 California material, then broader vintage animal-feeding or park-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Oakland home-movie frame showing a crowded flock of ducks and geese clustered on shaded ground. — Ducks and geese crowd together on the ground in a park-like setting.

Crowded 1937 Oakland waterfowl scene with ducks and geese packed closely across the frame. — A dense gathering of ducks and geese fills the frame as birds move and feed.

8mm home-movie view of ducks and geese packed together in Oakland, California, with no identifiable people visible. — Waterfowl cluster tightly, their pale necks and bodies catching the light.

A standing adult at the right edge appears near a large flock of ducks and geese in 1937 Oakland footage. — A man stands beside the frame as ducks and geese crowd below him.

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