Ohio-1968: White Ducks Swimming on a Stone-Edged Pond Framed by Willow Leaves

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationOhio, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 · Ohio, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1966–1968 · Ohio · Reel 2d936bb1 contains 21 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

waterfowl
summer leisure
landscaped garden
nature
family outing
rural America
home movies

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Landscaped pond with a stone-lined bank, trimmed shrubs and fencing, framed by willow branches
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with strong water reflections and a deep shadow at lower right
People: 0
Animals: white ducks · small dark duckling
Objects: stone pond edging · willow branches · round trimmed shrubs · rail fence · wire fence · fence posts
Colors: olive green · cream white · tan · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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White ducks drift across the pond behind hanging willow leaves.
The back row of ducks lines up along the stone bank.
The flock turns slowly while the small dark duckling swims among them.

White Ducks Swimming on a Stone-Edged Pond Framed by... — Clip Details

Likely Ohio, circa 1968 home movie footage of a flock of white ducks swimming on a stone-edged pond on a sunny summer day. About eight white birds and one small dark duckling drift slowly across green water as willow leaves sway in the left foreground. Behind the rocky bank stand trimmed round shrubs, a low rail fence and a wire fence. The single shot is held steady from the bank in a wide frame, with warm small-gauge colour and visible grain.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002165

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1968 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: 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: Supplies an authentic late-1960s summer nature cutaway for documentaries or education pieces about American family outings and rural life.
Period detail: The warm, faded colour and grain of small-gauge reversal film place it in the home-movie era, and the clip's reel section dates it to circa 1968.
Home-movie behavior: A family camera operator paused to film ducks on a pond, the kind of unhurried scenic moment amateurs captured between shots of relatives.
What appears in frame: About eight white ducks and a small dark duckling swim on green water, below a stone bank with round shrubs, a rail fence and a wire fence, with willow leaves in the foreground.
Film character: Fine grain, warm slightly faded colour, soft focus and a dark shadow corner give the shot the honest texture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Works as a calm cutaway, a transition between family scenes, or a short memory beat in a summer sequence.
Historical context: Landscaped ponds with domestic ducks were a familiar sight at homes, farms and parks visited by families on summer outings in the 1960s.
Research note: No people, logos or readable signs appear, but the pond and fencing may be private property and the underlying home-movie copyright is separate from any property considerations.
Research search match: vintage home movie white ducks on pond, 1960s summer duck pond film, small gauge footage of waterfowl, late 1960s Ohio family film nature cutaway
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Grandparents grilling on a porch, Close-up of baby on the lawn and Woman carrying baby past a covered wagon, then other Ohio summer footage circa 1968, then vintage waterfowl and pond scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

White ducks swim on a stone-edged pond in likely Ohio, circa 1968, seen past hanging willow leaves in home movie film — White ducks spread across a stone-edged pond on a summer day, likely Ohio, circa 1968.
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A flock of white ducks drifts below a rocky bank and fence on a summer pond, likely Ohio, circa 1968 small-gauge film — The flock drifts slowly below the rocky bank and fence line.
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White ducks turn on a sunlit garden pond with shrub reflections, from a circa 1968 family home movie, likely Ohio — Ducks turn on the sunlit water as shrubs reflect on the surface.
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A row of white ducks swims along a stone pond bank in summer, likely Ohio, circa 1968, framed by willow leaves — A row of ducks lines up along the stone bank near the end of the shot.
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