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Lake Tahoe California-1969: Dolphins Leaping In Lake With Performance Platform

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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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Dolphins Leaping In Lake With Performance Platform — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin show at Lake Tahoe, California. Two dolphins leap from the water in synchronized jumps, creating splashes against the deep blue lake. The scene includes a colorful performance platform with a sign reading 'LOCKER ROOM' and a wooden structure in the background. Bright sunlight reflects off the water, highlighting the dolphins' sleek bodies and the vibrant orange and blue buoys floating nearby. The footage has a nostalgic, grainy quality typical of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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
124610075

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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Topics & Keywords

  • dolphin
  • sunny
  • boat
  • water
  • happy
  • travel
  • nature
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  • tahoe california USA
  • 1969
  • dolphin show
  • 1969 home movie footage
  • Lake Tahoe California
  • vintage Super 8 film
  • dolphins jumping
  • water performance
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  • retro archival footage
  • animal show
  • sunny lake day
  • vintage film grain
  • classic 1960s footage
  • dolphin training
  • water splashes
  • 1969 archival clip
  • nostalgic home movie
  • vintage 8mm
  • California lake
  • dolphin performance
  • vintage film footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1969 8mm home-movie footage suited to requests for California leisure travel, animal performances, or Lake Tahoe visitor recreation inserts.
Period detail
The clip may show a late-1960s tourist dolphin show, with floating buoys, a small performance platform, and a visible locker-room sign as period clues.
Home-movie behavior
The value is the visitor-shot perspective, watching dolphins leap from a distance with handheld framing rather than staged production coverage.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two leaping dolphins, blue lake water, white splashes, orange-and-blue buoys, a small platform, and a locker-room sign.
Film character
The footage has dense 8mm grain, strong sunlight, saturated lake blues, mild gate marks, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief insert, travel-memory beat, animal-show cutaway, or transition within a 1960s recreation sequence.
Historical context
The scene documents mid-century leisure viewing of captive dolphin performance in a lakeside tourist setting, based on the supplied Lake Tahoe metadata.
Research note
Review is advised for identifiable signage, possible people on or near the platform, animal-performance context, and any copyright separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match
Useful search phrases include 1969 Lake Tahoe dolphin show, 8mm California lake travel footage, vintage home movie dolphins, and 1960s animal performance.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent same-reel Tahoe footage, then other 1969 Lake Tahoe scenes, then broader 1960s travel, lake recreation, or animal-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing two dolphins leaping near buoys, with a small performance platform at the upper edge.

Two dolphins break the lake surface near floating buoys and a performance platform.

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1969 Lake Tahoe frame with two dolphins leaping in synchronized motion, white wake behind them, and a striped buoy in front.

Dolphins leap together across the lake surface beside a striped buoy.

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Lake Tahoe dolphin-show frame from 1969, with two dolphins upright in the water and a foamy trail across the lake surface.

Two dolphins jump upright as their wake spreads across the water.

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1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie still showing two dolphins leaping through a bright patch of spray, with a buoy cropped at the bottom.

The dolphins complete another leap as white spray trails behind them.

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