Clear Lake California-1939: A Group Of Boys And Girls Enjoying Picnic In The Woods

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

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A Group Of Boys And Girls Enjoying Picnic In The Woods — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of boys and girls enjoying a picnic in the wooded area of Clear Lake, California. The black-and-white footage shows children in period clothing—boys in short-sleeved shirts and girls in dresses—gathered around a picnic table under dappled sunlight filtering through the trees. Some children stand while others lean over the table, engaged in casual conversation and shared meals. The natural setting, with tall trees and leafy undergrowth, creates a nostalgic atmosphere, enhanced by the grainy texture and slight motion blur typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival footage offers a candid glimpse into mid-20th century family recreation and community life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 124761211

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: No
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for 1930s documentary or educational edits needing home-movie footage of outdoor recreation at Clear Lake, California.
Period detail: Clothing appears consistent with late-1930s casual wear, including short-sleeved shirts, light trousers, dresses, and a headscarf or cap.
Home-movie behavior: The group moves casually among trees and picnic tables, giving the clip an unstaged family-or-community outing quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include young people, wooded shade, picnic tables, a lakeside or pond edge, leafy trees, bright water reflections, and casual summer clothing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm footage shows soft focus, high-contrast sunlight, visible grain, and handheld framing typical of personal film scans.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for youth recreation, summer outings, or lakeside leisure.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests informal outdoor social life around a wooded picnic area without identifying the people or occasion.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even if no logos, music, or clear private property are apparent.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Clear Lake home movie, 1930s picnic footage, 8mm wooded recreation, and California lakeside outing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Clear Lake footage, then with 1930s picnic or youth recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing young people around picnic tables in a shaded wooded area near reflective water. — Young people gather near picnic tables beneath trees by the water.

1939 Clear Lake frame with a young woman facing the camera and a young man walking past in a wooded lakeside picnic area. — Two young people appear in a shaded lakeside grove.

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing two young women in a wooded picnic area beside reflective water. — Young women pause near trees at the edge of the picnic area.

1939 Clear Lake frame showing a young woman in light clothing near trees, with water and another person partly visible behind her. — A young woman stands in the wooded lakeside picnic setting.

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