Mount Washington New Hampshire-1938: White Swan Standing On The Water A Big

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationMount Washington, New Hampshire, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Mount Washington New Hampshire

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White Swan Standing On The Water A Big — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a white swan standing in a pond at Mount Washington, New Hampshire. The footage shows the swan near a stone-lined water edge, with lush green trees in the background. Later frames reveal the swan behind vertical wooden bars, suggesting a zoo or enclosure setting. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife from the late 1930s. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nature studies, or vintage Americana projects.

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: 127266921

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: 1938 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: Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 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 8mm wildlife and travel footage for documentary, museum, education, or period cutaway use around Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
Period detail: The frames may show a visitor-access pond or enclosure with wooden bars, stone edging, and landscaped water features consistent with a 1930s home-movie travel record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on a white swan from across the water and then through nearby vertical bars.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white swan, pond water, stone shoreline, wooded background, vertical wooden bars, a post, and a small waterfall or cascade.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm color grain, warm exposure shifts, soft focus, frame-edge darkening, and brief color cast changes that add physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, period travel cutaway, quiet transition, or memory beat within a 1930s New Hampshire sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents how a home-movie camera recorded animal viewing and landscaped waterside scenery during a Mount Washington-area visit.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but copyright, location access, and any property or collection rights should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Mount Washington New Hampshire home movie, 8mm white swan pond footage, 1930s wildlife enclosure, and vintage travel animal scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Mount Washington material, then 1930s New Hampshire travel or wildlife pond footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

White swans on a pond with a stone-lined edge and wooded background, from 1938 Mount Washington, New Hampshire home-movie footage. — White swans move across a pond near a wooded, stone-lined shoreline.

A white swan stands or floats behind vertical wooden bars near dark water in the 1938 Mount Washington home-movie scene. — A swan is viewed through vertical bars at the water's edge.

A white swan appears behind vertical bars in the Mount Washington footage, with a strong yellow exposure shift across the 8mm frame. — The swan remains behind the bars as the film color shifts warm yellow.

A small waterfall or cascade appears in a dark, high-contrast 8mm frame from the Mount Washington, New Hampshire clip. — A brief dark frame shows water spilling down a small cascade.

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