Lake Tahoe California-1969: Floating Miniature Golf Course at Lake Tahoe

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 · Lake Tahoe, California, United States
StatusDirect License

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Floating Miniature Golf Course at Lake Tahoe — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a whimsical water-based attraction at Lake Tahoe, California. The clip features a floating miniature golf course with a wooden lodge labeled 'Locker Room' and a 'Silly World of Sports' sign. Brightly colored obstacles, including oversized bowling pins and a totem pole, surround the island. A person in a white shirt is visible on the platform, and small boats float nearby on the calm lake. The scene is framed by palm trees and lush greenery, with a distant shoreline under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1960s family vacation atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124610067

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Lake Tahoe, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Supports requests for late-1960s Lake Tahoe vacation footage, roadside-style attractions, or whimsical leisure cutaways for documentary and editorial edits.
Period detail: The bright painted obstacles, rustic lodge facade, and visitor-shot 8mm color may show a 1969 family-tourism attraction at Lake Tahoe.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged vacation viewpoint, watching a floating miniature golf attraction from across the water as visitors move through the scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a floating mini golf island, wooden locker-room lodge, totem-like pole, oversized sports props, palm trees, benches, small boats, and lake water.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, slight gate framing, and handheld instability that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, travel-memory beat, attraction cutaway, or transition within sequences about Tahoe leisure and 1960s family tourism.
Historical context: The scene suggests a playful mid-century recreational attraction built around novelty sports imagery, viewed as part of a lakeside vacation environment.
Research note: People and attraction signage are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and property-context review may be needed depending on final use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Lake Tahoe 8mm miniature golf, floating novelty attraction, California vacation home movie, and 1960s lakeside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1969 Lake Tahoe material, then broader 1960s vacation, amusement, or miniature golf scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a floating miniature golf attraction with a wooden lodge and bright props on the water. — Wide view of the floating miniature golf course and lodge on the lake.
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Lake Tahoe miniature golf attraction with a rustic lodge, painted sports props, benches, and palms visible in 1969 8mm footage. — The camera moves closer to the lodge and novelty obstacles on the floating platform.
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Close 1969 Lake Tahoe frame of the floating attraction's Locker Room lodge, steps, benches, oversized pins, and lake edge. — The lodge facade marked Locker Room fills the frame with colorful props nearby.
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1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie close-up of the floating mini golf lodge with Silly World of Sports signage and painted obstacles. — Close-up of the attraction signage and locker-room lodge on the floating course.
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