Lake Tahoe California USA-1978: Three Women Setting Up A Blue Tarp In Forest Campsite

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

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Three Women Setting Up A Blue Tarp In Forest Campsite — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures three women setting up a blue tarp in a wooded campsite near Lake Tahoe, California. Dressed in casual summer attire—shorts, tank tops, and hats—they work together to arrange the tarp, likely as a makeshift shelter. Sunlight filters through the tall pine trees, casting dappled shadows on the forest floor. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and outdoor adventure, showcasing a classic 1970s family camping trip with authentic film grain and color saturation.

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: 123102547

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: 1970s 8mm camping footage for documentary or educational edits needing an unstaged Lake Tahoe forest campsite moment with adults setting up a tarp.
Period detail: The casual shorts, sleeveless tops, hats, bright blue tarp, and saturated 8mm color may show late-1970s recreational camping style.
Home-movie behavior: Three women appear to work together informally, adjusting a tarp among trees from a nearby family or traveler's handheld viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall pine trees, dappled sunlight, a bright blue tarp, three adult women, camping gear, forest floor, and glimpses of water beyond the trees.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm texture, visible grain, handheld framing, uneven exposure, and saturated color that support its home-movie archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, camping cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a 1970s outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents casual group campsite activity near Lake Tahoe without staging, showing outdoor leisure through a family home-movie lens.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private interiors are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1978 Lake Tahoe camping 8mm, 1970s women setting up tarp, vintage forest campsite home movie, and family camping footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other 1978 Lake Tahoe clips, then related 1970s camping, forest, lake, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three adult women arrange a blue tarp in a wooded Lake Tahoe campsite in 1978 home-movie footage. — Women work with a blue tarp beneath tall trees at a shaded campsite.

Adults in summer clothing adjust a bright blue tarp among Lake Tahoe trees, with camping gear nearby. — The tarp is spread wider as the group works in the shade of the trees.

Three adult women continue arranging a blue tarp and gear in a wooded Lake Tahoe campsite. — Two figures lean toward the gear while another holds the edge of the blue tarp.

The group clusters beside the blue tarp in a 1978 Lake Tahoe forest campsite scene. — The blue tarp lies across the campsite as the women continue setting it in place.

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