Lake Tahoe California-1969: Water Park Show with Dolphin Performance

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

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Water Park Show with Dolphin Performance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a lively water park show at Lake Tahoe, California. A performer in a white shirt and yellow pants stands on a colorful floating platform, preparing to launch a ball into a water-filled course. The scene unfolds on a calm lake, with a wooden stage and decorative totem pole visible in the background. A dolphin leaps gracefully through the air, interacting with the performer and a small inflatable boat. The audience watches from the shore, their silhouettes visible at the bottom of the frame. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and saturated colors, evoking a nostalgic 1960s family entertainment experience.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124610101

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 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: Useful for requests needing late-1960s Lake Tahoe leisure footage, visitor-filmed amusement shows, or animal-performance cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The bright floating platforms, lakeside spectator rail, saturated color, and 8mm home-movie framing support a late-1960s family-entertainment setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged visitor viewpoint, watching a water show from the audience rather than from a controlled production position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a performer on a floating stage, lake water, small floating props, a leaping dolphin, spectators, railings, trees, and a rustic show backdrop.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated color, slight softness, and handheld framing that gives the water show a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for midcentury tourism, amusement parks, animal shows, or Lake Tahoe recreation.
Historical context: The scenes show public leisure around a lakeside performance, reflecting family-oriented amusement culture without proving the venue or operator identity.
Research note: People and faces appear in the audience area, so likeness review may be needed, and copyright status should be assessed separately from visible rights issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm Lake Tahoe water show, vintage California amusement footage, dolphin performance home movie, and 1960s family recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Lake Tahoe 1969 material, then other vintage water-park or animal-performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a performer on a colorful floating stage with water-show props nearby. — A performer stands on the floating stage as water-show props sit beside the lake.

Wide Lake Tahoe water-show view with small floating props crossing the lake and spectators visible along the lower edge. — Small floating props move across the lake in front of the distant show platform.

Visitor-shot Lake Tahoe water-show frame with floating props on the lake and a stage area beyond the water. — The camera looks across the lake toward the show stage while spectators watch below.

1969 Lake Tahoe water-show frame showing a dolphin leaping near a performer and floating stage props. — A dolphin leaps beside the floating stage during the lakeside show.

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