Lake Tahoe California USA-1978: Campfire at Round Lake with Forest Reflections

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 California

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Campfire at Round Lake with Forest Reflections — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene at Lake Tahoe, California. A calm lake reflects the surrounding pine forest, with a small campfire glowing on the far shore. The footage shows a weathered U.S. Forest Service sign reading 'ROUND LAKE' attached to a tree, confirming the location. The warm glow of the fire contrasts with the cool greens and blues of the forest and water, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful outdoor recreation moment from the late 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123101054

Rights & Clearance

$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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 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: Lake Tahoe, California, 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: Useful for 1970s editorial requests needing quiet Lake Tahoe-area outdoor recreation, forest-lake atmosphere, campfire mood, or U.S. Forest Service trail-location context.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, 1978 metadata, and weathered U.S. Forest Service Round Lake sign support a late-1970s camping or hiking setting near Lake Tahoe.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor perspective, lingering on reflections, a distant fire, and a location sign rather than posed activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include still lake water, pine forest reflections, a small far-shore campfire, shoreline rocks or logs, a tree trunk, and a Round Lake forest sign.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and contact-frame edges give the short scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, location-confirming cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a camping, hiking, or wilderness sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents late-1970s leisure travel through a quiet forest-lake view, with public-land signage and a small campfire as visible recreation clues.
Research note: No people are visible, but the U.S. Forest Service shield and Round Lake sign should be reviewed for trademark, government insignia, and location-identification use.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1978 8mm Lake Tahoe camping footage, Round Lake forest sign, pine reflection lake home movie, and vintage campfire cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1978 Lake Tahoe or Round Lake material, then with broader vintage camping, forest, lake, and campfire scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 8mm Lake Tahoe-area view of calm water reflecting pine forest, with a small campfire glow across the lake. — Pine forest reflections and a distant campfire across still water.

Lake Tahoe-area forest lake scene on 8mm film, showing reflected pines and a small campfire point near the far bank. — A small fire glows near the shoreline above mirrored trees.

Vintage 8mm view of Round Lake area water and pine reflections, with a small campfire glow visible across the lake. — Reflected pines fill the lake surface as firelight appears beyond the shore.

Weathered U.S. Forest Service Round Lake sign attached to a large tree in the Lake Tahoe-area 1978 home movie. — A Round Lake sign wraps around a tree trunk, confirming the location cue.

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