Lake Tahoe California USA-1978: A View Of A Creek And A Woman Throwing Food To

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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A View Of A Creek And A Woman Throwing Food To — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene at Lake Tahoe, California. A person in a blue jacket stands near a large boulder at the water's edge, with dense pine trees framing the tranquil lake. The calm surface reflects the sky and surrounding forest, creating a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of mid-1970s Americana and outdoor recreation. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about nature and family life.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123101189

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 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

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: 1978 Lake Tahoe 8mm home-movie nature footage suited for documentary inserts about outdoor recreation, lakeside travel, and family vacation memory.
Period detail: The visible frames show 1970s amateur 8mm color footage of a forested lake or creek edge, with no clear clothing, vehicles, signage, or buildings to date beyond the supplied 1978 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor perspective, observing calm water, pine forest, rocks, and reflections during a lakeside outing rather than a composed scenic production shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include still water, reflected clouds, pine trees, shoreline rocks, reeds or aquatic plants, dark film borders, and a narrow forested inlet.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm texture, visible grain, slight exposure variation, muted color shifts, and dark frame edges that support its home-movie archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, nature transition, memory beat, or establishing insert for Lake Tahoe vacation and wilderness recreation sequences.
Historical context: As home-movie footage, it documents late-1970s leisure viewing of a forested Lake Tahoe waterside landscape without making broader claims about development or public access.
Research note: People are flagged elsewhere in the clip, so likeness review may be needed even though these stills emphasize landscape; copyright, location, and any property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1978 Lake Tahoe 8mm lake reflection, California home movie forest lake, vintage creek shoreline, and 1970s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1978 Lake Tahoe material, then broader 1970s California lake, hiking, fishing, and vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing pine trees, shoreline rocks, and cloud reflections on still water. — Pine trees and rocks border calm water reflecting the sky.

Lake Tahoe waterside view with pine forest, rocky shore, reeds, and clouds mirrored on the water surface. — A quiet lakeside view shows forest and clouds reflected in the water.

8mm frame of a Lake Tahoe creek or lake edge, with reflected clouds, trees, and shoreline rocks in soft vintage color. — Reflected clouds dominate the water below a dark tree line.

Late-1970s Lake Tahoe home-movie still emphasizing cloud reflections, dark water, reeds, and a pine-lined shore. — Clouds and forest reflections fill the calm water near the shore.

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