Washington DC-1948: Duck Swimming and Drinking in Pond

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Washington DC

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Duck Swimming and Drinking in Pond — Clip Details

A duck swims calmly across a pond in this vintage 8mm home movie from 1948, its reflection rippling in the water. The footage captures the duck drinking from the surface, with subtle movements and gentle ripples spreading outward. Shot on 8mm film, the clip shows natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame borders of a home movie. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment in a park setting, with the duck as the central focus against a backdrop of still water and faint green reflections. This archival footage is ideal for historical, nature, or nostalgic content.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127728161

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: 1948 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: Washington, DC, 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 Washington, DC home-movie pond footage for documentary or museum edits needing a quiet duck cutaway or park wildlife detail.
Period detail: The frames show soft 8mm color, rounded frame edges, and a simple pond scene, with the 1948 Washington, DC context supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on ducks moving across water from an observational home-movie distance, preserving an unstaged park wildlife moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ducks on a pond, pale water reflections, green shoreline tones, ripples, soft focus, dust specks, and rounded 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has a subdued 8mm look with visible grain, slight color fading, soft exposure, dust marks, and steady but informal home-movie framing.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short nature insert, reflective transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1940s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents an everyday outdoor pond scene in the Washington, DC area, showing park wildlife without identifiable people or landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the supplied frames, but copyright status and location-specific permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1948 Washington DC 8mm duck pond, vintage home movie ducks swimming, and 1940s park wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1948 Washington, DC park footage, then broader vintage pond, duck, and home-movie nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A duck moves across reflective pond water in 1948 Washington, DC home-movie footage with soft focus and film specks. — Duck swimming across a quiet pond surface with faint green reflections.

A duck floats on reflective pond water in the Washington, DC 1948 8mm clip, framed by visible film borders and light grain. — Duck drifting on calm pond water, surrounded by ripples and reflected light.

A duck swims near the lower part of the frame on a reflective pond, captured in soft 1948 8mm home-movie color. — Duck close to the lower frame edge as ripples trail across the pond.

A duck appears low in the frame on a still pond, with green reflections and 8mm film texture from the 1948 Washington, DC clip. — Duck on still pond water beneath soft green reflections.

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