Lake Tahoe Nevada USA-1973: A View Of The Lake And Mountains

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationLake Tahoe, Nevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Lake Tahoe Nevada

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A View Of The Lake And Mountains — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 capturing serene views of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The clip opens with a wide shot of the deep blue lake stretching toward snow-capped mountains under a bright sky with scattered white clouds. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and a distinct purple color cast typical of 1970s home movies. The perspective shifts to reveal forested shores and a small island, showcasing the natural beauty of the region. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a classic American landscape.

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: 120962006

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 1395 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: honeymoon
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: salt lake,utah,sf, california,monerey,lake tahoe
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie landscape footage suited to documentary or educational requests for Lake Tahoe scenic views, western U.S. travel, and natural setting cutaways.
Period detail: The purple color cast, soft grain, and handheld scenic framing support the supplied 1973 home-movie context, while no date-specific signs or built landmarks are visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on water, mountains, shoreline forest, and an island rather than staged action or identifiable people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep blue lake water, distant snow-streaked mountains, scattered white clouds, forested shoreline, a small island or rocky point, and dark film-frame borders from the scan.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows pronounced grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and a purple-blue color shift that give the landscape a clear physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic insert, location-establishing cutaway, travel-memory transition, or quiet natural pause between more narrative shots.
Historical context: The frames document a 1970s home-movie view of Lake Tahoe as a leisure landscape, emphasizing open water and mountain scenery without visible crowds, vehicles, signage, or commercial activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the supplied frames, but users should still verify copyright status and any location or park-use requirements separately from likeness or brand concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970s Lake Tahoe 8mm footage, Nevada lake and mountain home movie, vintage western U.S. landscape, and Super 8 scenic travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1973 Lake Tahoe or Nevada travel footage, and finally with related mountain lake, forest shoreline, and vintage American vacation landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing deep blue water, distant snow-streaked mountains, scattered white clouds, and dark 8mm scan borders. — Lake and mountain horizon under scattered clouds.

1973 Lake Tahoe frame looking across calm blue water toward a dark mountain ridge with snow patches and small white clouds overhead. — Open water facing a snow-streaked mountain ridge.

1973 Lake Tahoe home-movie view from above the water, with a forested shoreline, hazy distant hills, and dark evergreen trees at the lower edge. — Forested shoreline seen from an elevated viewpoint.

1973 Lake Tahoe frame showing blue water, a tree-covered shoreline, distant hills, and a small rocky island or point near the lower right corner. — Lake shoreline with small rocky island or point.

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