Clear Lake California-1939: Woman Carefully Crossing A Stream And Then Several

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

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Woman Carefully Crossing A Stream And Then Several — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a woman carefully crossing a shallow stream at Clear Lake, California. She navigates the rocky bed, her white dress contrasting with the dark, wooded surroundings. A man joins her, and they assist each other across the water, their hands reaching out in a moment of shared effort. The grainy black-and-white footage, with its characteristic film grain and soft focus, evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia and everyday life in the late 1930s. The scene is set against a backdrop of dense trees and natural rock formations, offering a glimpse into a serene, unscripted moment in nature.

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: 124761239

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

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 an outdoor travel, leisure, or everyday-life moment at Clear Lake, California.
Period detail: The clothing and black-and-white 8mm look support the 1939 metadata, with adults in light summer clothes moving through a wooded stream setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged coordination between adults as they negotiate rocks and water, reaching hands to help one another cross.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shallow stream, rounded rocks, dense trees, bright clothing, two adults, outstretched hands, and uneven sunlight.
Film character: The clip has strong 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, travel cutaway, or transition for rural recreation and shared movement outdoors.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor leisure in a natural California setting without visible signage, landmarks, vehicles, or commercial activity.
Research note: Adults are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, children, or obvious private property appear in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Clear Lake 8mm home movie, woman crossing stream, vintage California outdoor leisure, and adults helping across water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Clear Lake or 1939 California footage, then broader themes of streams, hiking, and home-movie travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1939 8mm frame from Clear Lake showing a woman in light clothing carefully moving through a shallow wooded stream. — A woman steps through shallow water in a wooded stream area.

At Clear Lake, two adults appear near a shallow rocky stream, preparing to help each other across the water. — Two adults approach one another across the rocky stream bed.

A woman in light clothing reaches toward a man standing on rocks beside the shallow Clear Lake stream. — The adults reach hands while crossing the uneven stream bed.

In a 1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame, two adults hold hands as one leans across the rocky stream. — One adult steadies another during the stream crossing.

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