Lake Tahoe California USA-1978: Two Tiny Fishes Swimming Together In A Lake

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

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Two Tiny Fishes Swimming Together In A Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene at Lake Tahoe, California. The footage shows two small fish swimming together in the clear, blue water, their silhouettes visible beneath the surface. The camera pans slowly across the water, revealing reflections of surrounding greenery and the natural texture of the lakebed. The image exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and subtle film scratches, enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality. This authentic slice of 1970s Americana offers a peaceful, intimate glimpse into a quiet moment by the lake.

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: 123101290

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 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: Useful for 1970s Lake Tahoe or home-movie archive requests needing a quiet water, nature, or small wildlife cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show no dated clothing or built features, so the 1978 period context rests on the supplied reel metadata rather than visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, with the camera lingering on subtle fish movement and lake-surface reflections.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue-green lake water, two small dark fish, submerged lakebed texture, reflected shoreline greenery, ripples, film grain, and frame-edge shadowing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, muted color, visible grain, light scratches, and exposure shifts typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a nature insert, reflective transition, lakeside memory beat, or quiet pause between broader travel or family footage.
Historical context: As supplied, the clip documents a small-scale 1978 lakeside observation at Lake Tahoe rather than a public event or identifiable social scene.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, source permissions, and location context for their intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1978 8mm Lake Tahoe water footage, small fish in clear lake, vintage home movie lake reflections, and 1970s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1978 Lake Tahoe material, then broader vintage lake, water reflection, fish, and quiet nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1978 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a small fish beneath blue-green water with soft reflected greenery. — A small fish moves under reflective lake water near the start of the clip.

1978 Lake Tahoe frame with reflected shoreline vegetation on the lake surface and a faint fish silhouette below. — Reflections of greenery ripple across the water while a small fish remains visible beneath the surface.

1978 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing shallow water, reflected trees, and a small dark fish beneath the surface. — The camera catches a small fish against the shallow lakebed and wavering reflections.

1978 Lake Tahoe frame showing a small fish in shallow green-blue water with reflected shoreline highlights. — A small fish crosses the green-blue shallows as reflected highlights shimmer on the water.

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