Cincinnati Ohio-1949: White Swan Forages in Pool Beneath Waterfall

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationCincinnatti, Ohio, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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White Swan Forages in Pool Beneath Waterfall — Clip Details

A white swan forages in a shallow pool of water beneath a small waterfall in this vintage 8mm home movie from Cincinnati, Ohio, 1949. The clip captures the graceful bird bending its neck to drink or search for food among the rocks, with gentle ripples in the water and a naturalistic setting. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays classic grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is calm and observational, offering authentic wildlife footage from a mid-20th century home movie.

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: 127602109

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: 1949 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: Cincinnatti, Ohio, 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: 1940s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage suited for documentary cutaways, nature-history inserts, or quiet mid-century leisure context.
Period detail: The frames show a soft-color 8mm view of a swan in a landscaped water feature, with no visible signage or landmarks to independently confirm Cincinnati.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, holding on the bird as it bends to forage or drink rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white swan, shallow water, flat rocks, a small falling sheet of water, ripples, and dark contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows gentle grain, faded color, light scratches, and slightly soft exposure typical of mid-century 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm wildlife cutaway, a nature transition, or a brief memory beat within a 1940s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects amateur filming of zoo-like or landscaped wildlife surroundings, but the frames do not identify the specific site.
Research note: No people, brands, or private interiors are visible, but copyright and any location-related property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1949 8mm swan footage, Cincinnati wildlife home movie, white swan foraging in water, or vintage waterfall pond cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Cincinnati or 1949 home movies, and then with other vintage bird or pond wildlife footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

White swan forages in a shallow rocky pool in 1949 Cincinnati 8mm home-movie footage. — A white swan bends toward the water near rocks and a small falling sheet of water.

White swan stands beside a rocky water feature in supported 1949 Cincinnati home-movie footage. — The swan pauses in the shallow pool with rocks and rippled water behind it.

White swan lowers its neck to forage or drink in a rocky pool, from 1949 Cincinnati 8mm footage. — The bird bends close to the water as the small cascade runs beside it.

White swan forages beside a low waterfall in archival 1949 Cincinnati 8mm home-movie footage. — A swan keeps its head low near the water while ripples spread across the pool.

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