Clear Lake California-1939: People Freely Hike Through Nature Exploring A River

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

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People Freely Hike Through Nature Exploring A River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of people exploring a rocky riverbank at Clear Lake, California. A woman in a dark dress and light-colored hat walks along the water's edge, while others in period attire examine the stream and surrounding rocks. The black-and-white footage shows natural movement through a wooded area with trees and foliage, conveying a sense of casual adventure and outdoor recreation. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century leisure activities.

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: 124761229

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 of outdoor recreation in Clear Lake, California, useful for documentary or museum edits about leisure, travel, and nature outings.
Period detail: Clothing visible in the frames, including wide-leg trousers, brimmed hats, and simple daywear, may show late-1930s casual outdoor dress.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged companions moving along a rocky streambank, pausing to look at water, rocks, and each other during a casual hike.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a woman in a light hat, rocky riverbed, shallow rushing water, trees, brush, men standing near the stream, and handheld framing.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm image has soft focus, bright outdoor contrast, rounded frame edges, and handheld movement that reads as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for a 1930s outdoor trip, nature walk, or informal group excursion.
Historical context: The footage shows leisure activity in a natural setting, with adults exploring a stream rather than posing for a formal travel or news camera.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, private property, or music are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Searches such as 1930s 8mm California hiking, Clear Lake home movie riverbank, vintage outdoor recreation, and Depression-era nature outing may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Clear Lake or 1939 California material, then broader vintage hiking, riverbank, and nature-recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing a woman in a light hat moving along a rocky streambank in a wooded setting. — A woman walks near shallow water and layered rocks during an outdoor excursion.

1939 Clear Lake footage shows a woman near the waterline with another adult partly visible on the rocky bank. — The group moves along the stream, with one person near the water and another partly in frame.

A 1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame shows a woman in the foreground and two adults examining the rocky stream area. — Adults gather along the rocky riverbank while the foreground figure moves toward the water.

1939 Clear Lake footage shows a woman leaning at the water's edge with another adult standing farther along the rocky streambank. — A woman leans toward the stream as another person stands ahead among rocks and trees.

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