Lake Tahoe California-1969: Miniature Golf Course Floating On Lake With Wooden Lodge

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

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Miniature Golf Course Floating On Lake With Wooden Lodge — 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.

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.

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.

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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