Lake Tahoe California-1969: A Dolphin Rockets Out Of The Water And Into The Air

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

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A Dolphin Rockets Out Of The Water And Into The Air — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a lively water show at Lake Tahoe, California. A dolphin leaps dramatically from the dark blue water, creating a splash as it rockets into the air. The performance takes place on a colorful floating stage with a wooden cabin and totem pole, surrounded by palm trees and lush greenery. Small inflatable boats float nearby, and spectators watch from the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1960s theme park 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: 124610105

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s leisure, roadside attraction, aquatic entertainment, or California travel sequences needing brief home-movie footage of a dolphin water-show act.
Period detail: The floating stage, saturated 8mm color, palm landscaping, and casual visitor viewpoint support a late-1960s amusement or resort-show setting at Lake Tahoe.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor filming from the audience area, holding on the stage as the animal act builds and splashes near the platform.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark lake water, a floating show platform, a small cabin-like set, palm trees, buoys, small inflatable boats, spectators, and a dolphin splash.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, warm color saturation, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that give the brief action a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, transition, or memory beat for vintage family travel, animal performance, theme-park entertainment, or Tahoe recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century leisure culture through a filmed public water show, with visitors observing a trained marine animal from a waterside vantage point.
Research note: People are visible and animal-performance context may need review; copyright, likeness, venue, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm Lake Tahoe dolphin show, vintage California water show, home movie amusement attraction, and 1960s marine animal performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1969 Lake Tahoe scenes, then broader 1960s California travel, water recreation, or animal-show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a floating show platform, cabin-like set, spectators, and small boats on dark water. — A floating water-show stage sits near landscaped shoreline as small boats drift in front.

1969 Lake Tahoe frame with a colorful floating stage, cabin facade, palm trees, and people visible beside the water. — The camera holds on the show platform before the dolphin jump, with people visible on or near the stage.

1969 Lake Tahoe water-show frame showing a dolphin beginning to leap beside a colorful floating platform. — A dolphin emerges beside the platform, creating a bright splash in the lake.

1969 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a large dolphin splash near the stage with boats and spectators visible. — The dolphin act ends in a large splash near the floating stage as small boats remain in the foreground.

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