Oakland California-1937: Man Feeding Ducks At Pond In Vintage 8mm Home Movie

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

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Man Feeding Ducks At Pond In Vintage 8mm Home Movie — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a man in a cap and suit standing by a pond in Oakland, California, feeding a large flock of ducks. The birds swarm the water's edge, jostling for food as the man holds a bag. The footage shows classic Super 8 film grain and a distinct purple color cast, with trees and a park path visible in the background. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century public life and leisure.

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: 127255141

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: Useful for 1930s Oakland or public-park leisure sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a man feeding ducks at a pond.
Period detail: The cap, suitlike clothing, soft park landscaping, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a late-1930s public leisure setting, with Oakland supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective as the camera watches a man offer food while ducks gather tightly along the pond edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a cap and bag, a pond, a large flock of ducks, a paved edge, park paths, trees, shrubs, and distant visitors.
Film character: The clip shows pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, purple color shift, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for urban park life, family outings, animals, or 1930s California leisure.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday public recreation and human interaction with park wildlife without supporting claims about a named park or organized event.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, private property, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate from those checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1937 Oakland 8mm home movie, man feeding ducks, pond wildlife, Depression-era park leisure, and vintage California public life 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-leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 Oakland home-movie frame showing a man with a bag feeding ducks gathered along a park pond. — A man stands near the pond as ducks gather closely at the edge.

1937 Oakland park scene with a man feeding ducks beside a pond, framed in soft 8mm color. — The flock presses toward the pond edge while the man remains nearby with a bag.

Oakland 1937 8mm frame showing ducks swarming a pond edge with the feeder partly cropped at left. — Ducks crowd the shallow edge of the pond as the feeder moves partly out of frame.

1937 Oakland home-movie view of a dense duck flock at a park pond, with path, bench, and visitors in the background. — The camera settles on the crowded flock of ducks along the pond edge.

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