Oakland California-1937: Large Flock Of Ducks Gather At Lake Merritt On A Sunny

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

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Large Flock Of Ducks Gather At Lake Merritt On A Sunny — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1937 captures a large flock of ducks gathered at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. The footage shows the ducks densely packed along the water's edge and in the shallow lake, with some swimming and others resting on the concrete bank. Shot on 8mm film, the clip displays characteristic grain, color fading, and a purple tint typical of early color home movies. The scene unfolds on a bright, sunny day, with the natural activity of the ducks creating a lively, nostalgic snapshot of wildlife in an urban park setting.

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: 127255128

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 home-movie wildlife footage suited to documentary cutaways, urban park sequences, and archival references to Lake Merritt bird life.
Period detail: The concrete lake edge, dense waterfowl gathering, and soft color 8mm look support the 1937 home-movie context, though no signs or buildings are legible in these frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the flock from a casual park-side position, preserving an unstaged visitor view of ducks clustering and moving along the waterline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large flock of ducks, shallow lake water, a concrete bank, sunlit pavement, distant shoreline, railings, and heavy frame borders from the scan.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, purple color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and visible contact-sheet frame edges that give useful physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, Oakland park insert, transitional nature beat, or period atmosphere shot within a 1930s urban leisure sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually places waterfowl in an urban lakeside park setting, showing everyday public contact with wildlife without making claims beyond the visible scene.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related questions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s 8mm Lake Merritt ducks, Oakland California home movie waterfowl, vintage urban park wildlife, and archival ducks at a lake.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other 1937 Oakland or Lake Merritt material, and then with vintage urban wildlife or park footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Large flock of ducks clustered at the water's edge at Lake Merritt in Oakland, seen in 1937 8mm home-movie footage. — Ducks crowd the shallow water beside the concrete bank.

Ducks pack the shallow edge of Lake Merritt, with more water and shoreline visible beyond in soft purple-tinted 8mm footage. — The flock remains tightly gathered along the lake edge.

A crowded flock of ducks fills the lower lake edge at Lake Merritt, with the concrete bank and distant shoreline visible above. — Ducks gather in the foreground while the shoreline sits beyond.

The 1937 Oakland lake scene shows ducks packed along the waterline, with sunlit concrete and the film frame edge visible. — The flock fills the lower frame beside the sunlit bank.

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