United States-1958: Father and Son Feeding White Ducks at a Pond's Gravel Edge

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

family outing
fatherhood
childhood
feeding animals
children's zoo
waterfowl
mid-century leisure

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Gravel-edged duck pond at a children's zoo or petting farm, with a wooden rail fence, a concrete slab and dense shrubbery
Time and weather: day · summer · overcast, soft daylight
Lighting: soft natural daylight
People: 4 · A man in glasses, white shirt and dark trousers; a young boy in a light blue shirt with overall straps and pale trousers; a grey-haired man in a grey suit; a toddler in a pink top, shorts and white socks
Animals: white ducks · ducklings
Objects: wooden rail fence · concrete slab · gravel shoreline · shrubbery · food held in hands
Colors: green · white · light blue · grey-brown · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Father and son stand at the pond's edge watching white ducks on the water.
A white duck waddles along the shore as a toddler crouching with an older man tosses food.
The boy steps forward holding food while his father leans in beside him.
The father crouches next to the boy as the toddler walks off along the shore.

Father and Son Feeding White Ducks at a Pond's Gravel Edge — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958, home movie footage shows a father in glasses, a white shirt and dark trousers beside his young son in a light blue shirt with overall straps at the gravel edge of a pond. White ducks swim and waddle along the shore while a grey-haired man in a grey suit crouches with a toddler who tosses food to the birds. The father then bends down beside the boy as the toddler walks off. Filmed in one steady handheld colour 8mm shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001749

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: 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: Serves requests for late-1950s American family leisure, especially fathers and children at zoos, parks or petting farms, in documentary, education and nostalgic commercial work.
Period detail: The men's white dress shirt, grey suit and pressed trousers and the boy's overall-strap outfit may show late-1950s outing dress, recorded on colour 8mm stock.
Home-movie behavior: An unposed family moment: the father bends to watch with his son while a toddler tosses food and wanders off, filmed by a relative standing nearby.
What appears in frame: A father in glasses and a white shirt, a boy in a light blue shirt with straps, a grey-haired man crouching with a toddler, white ducks and ducklings, a wooden rail fence and a gravel shore.
Film character: Colour 8mm grain, saturated greens and blue-grey water, soft focus at the frame edges and a slightly handheld hold give the shot an authentic projected home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory-beat insert or as the opening establishing shot of a zoo or animal-visit sequence.
Historical context: Children's zoos and petting farms with duck ponds were common family destinations, and the formal clothing shows how adults often dressed for outings in this period.
Research note: Unidentified adults and minors are visible with recognisable features; the film's copyright, the likeness of the people shown and the property of the site are separate matters to assess before use.
Research search match: 1950s family feeding ducks, vintage 8mm children's zoo, father and son at duck pond home movie, toddler feeding ducks archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's man feeding goat and boy hugging pet goat clips, then other circa 1958 United States family outings, then wider animal-feeding and petting farm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Father and young son watch white ducks at a pond's gravel edge, circa 1958 colour 8mm home movie, United States — A father and son stand at the edge of a duck pond as an older man crouches with a toddler, circa 1958.
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White duck walks the shoreline as a toddler offers food at a children's zoo pond, United States, circa 1958 — A toddler reaches toward the water while a white duck walks along the pond's edge.
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Young boy holds food for white ducks as his father leans in, circa 1958 American home movie on colour 8mm — The boy holds food in cupped hands while his father leans in beside him at the pond.
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Father crouches beside his son at a duck pond as a toddler wanders off, United States, circa 1958 — The father crouches next to his son as the toddler walks away along the shoreline.
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