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

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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

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.

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.

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.

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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