Clear Lake California-1939: Woman Smiling And Waving While Walking Up Stone Path

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

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Woman Smiling And Waving While Walking Up Stone Path — Clip Details

A woman in a dark dress and light head covering walks along a stone path in the woods at Clear Lake, California, in 1939. She smiles and waves while holding a wooden railing, her figure framed by dense trees and dappled sunlight. The 8mm home movie footage captures her leisurely stroll through the natural landscape, with a small stream visible in the final frame. The grainy black-and-white image, complete with film edge and natural motion, evokes a nostalgic, authentic mid-century outdoor moment.

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: 124761226

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief outdoor leisure moment with a woman walking, smiling, and waving in a wooded California setting.
Period detail: The dark dress, light head covering, stone path, simple wooden railing, and black-and-white 8mm image support a late-1930s home-movie reading.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears aware of the camera, pausing her walk to smile and wave in an informal family or travel-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a dark dress, light head covering, stone steps, wooden railing, dense trees, dappled light, rocks, and a small stream.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and visible film edges that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, outdoor travel insert, walking cutaway, or transition into a 1930s nature-visit sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a leisure outing in a wooded Clear Lake area setting, emphasizing personal travel and outdoor recreation rather than a public event.
Research note: A woman’s face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property appear, and copyright status is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Clear Lake California home movie, woman waving on wooded path, 8mm hiking footage, and 1930s outdoor leisure clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Clear Lake scenes, then with 1939 California travel footage, then with 1930s women outdoors or wooded walking clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Clear Lake, California in 1939, a woman in a dark dress and light head covering smiles near stone steps and a wooden railing. — Woman smiles beside a wooded stone path and railing.

The woman continues along the wooded Clear Lake path, partly softened by motion and the black-and-white 8mm exposure. — Woman moves along the railing in the woods.

In the 1939 Clear Lake footage, the woman climbs the stone path while holding the wooden railing amid dense foliage. — Woman ascends the stone path with one hand on the railing.

The woman stands near a small stream or rocky watercourse at Clear Lake, California, in grainy black-and-white 8mm footage. — Woman pauses near moving water in the wooded setting.

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