Lake Tahoe California USA-1978: Group Of Women Camping Near A Lake Making A Fire

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

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Group Of Women Camping Near A Lake Making A Fire — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1978, this vintage home movie captures a group of women camping near Lake Tahoe, California. The footage shows them gathered around a stone fire pit in a sun-dappled forest, with one woman in a brown sweater and striped pants preparing to light a fire. Others in period-appropriate casual wear stand nearby, with a blue tarp and camping gear visible. The scene is framed by tall pine trees, with the lake's blue water and distant mountains reflected in the background. The warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic 1970s outdoor experience.

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: 123102657

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: Useful for 1970s outdoor recreation sequences, especially documentary or educational edits needing home-movie footage of women camping near Lake Tahoe.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color palette, and casual camping gear support a late-1970s home-movie setting, with the 1978 date supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged home-movie feel as women gather around a stone fire pit, handle small items, and stand casually among trees by the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pine trees, blue lake water, a stone fire pit, women in casual clothing, a blue tarp, scattered camping gear, and sunlit forest ground.
Film character: The clip shows soft 8mm texture, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that reinforce its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, outdoor recreation cutaway, camping insert, or transition between lake scenery and campsite activity.
Historical context: The footage documents a small leisure gathering in a wooded lakeside setting, showing women participating in informal camping activity in the 1970s.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are indicated, but copyright and location-related permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1978 8mm Lake Tahoe camping footage, 1970s women outdoors, vintage home movie campfire, and California lake recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1978 Lake Tahoe material, then broader 1970s camping or lakeside recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a person near pine trees at the water's edge, with blue lake water and distant reflected terrain. — A person stands near pine trees along the lake shore.

1978 Lake Tahoe campsite scene with women in casual clothing near a stone fire pit, pine trees, and glimpses of the lake. — Women gather near a stone fire pit in a wooded lakeside campsite.

1978 Lake Tahoe camping frame showing women around a shaded fire pit area, with a blue tarp and forest floor visible. — A small group stands around the shaded campsite while one woman bends near the fire pit.

1978 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame of women gathered at a forest campsite, with a stone fire pit, pine trees, and camping gear nearby. — Women prepare around a stone fire pit under tall pine trees.

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