Clear Lake California-1939: Black And White Video Of People Having A Picnic In A

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationClear Lake, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Black And White Video Of People Having A Picnic In A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a family enjoying a picnic in a sun-dappled forest at Clear Lake, California. A man in a light-colored shirt sits on a bench near a picnic table, while others relax under the shade of tall pine trees. The black-and-white footage shows natural film grain and slight camera movement, conveying a quiet, nostalgic moment of mid-century outdoor leisure. The scene is framed by tree trunks, with dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating a timeless, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124761201

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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1939 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: Clear Lake, 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: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet California outdoor picnic or family leisure insert.
Period detail: The clothing, benches, and black-and-white 8mm look support the supplied 1939 date while the wooded picnic setting appears informal and rural.
Home-movie behavior: People sit, stand, and gesture casually in shade, giving the clip unstaged value as a family or group outing observed from a home-movie camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall tree trunks, leafy canopy, picnic benches, a small table, seated adults, standing figures, bright grass, and deep shade.
Film character: The scan carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, high-contrast sunlight, frame-edge vignetting, and slight handheld variation as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, outdoor-leisure cutaway, or transition into a family picnic sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows a small group using a wooded picnic area at Clear Lake, reflecting everyday outdoor recreation without identifying the people shown.
Research note: People and some faces are visible, so copyright status should be considered separately from likeness, privacy, and any location-use questions.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 Clear Lake California picnic footage, 1930s 8mm family picnic, black-and-white home movie forest outing, and vintage outdoor leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Clear Lake material, then broader 1930s picnic, forest, and family recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing adults relaxing near picnic benches in a shaded wooded area. — Adults gather around picnic benches beneath trees at Clear Lake.

1939 Clear Lake frame with a seated adult near a picnic table, framed by trunks and dappled light. — A seated adult rests beside a picnic table in the wooded picnic area.

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing adults standing in a shaded picnic grove with benches nearby. — Adults stand in the grove near picnic benches and tall trees.

1939 Clear Lake frame showing several people in a wooded picnic area, with benches and dense foliage behind them. — Several people move casually near benches in the shaded picnic area.

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