Clear Lake California-1939: A Group Of People Sit At A Table In The Woods As A

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

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A Group Of People Sit At A Table In The Woods As A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of people gathered at a picnic table in the wooded area of Clear Lake, California. A man in a light-colored vest sits in the foreground, while others relax at the table under dappled sunlight filtering through the trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, with a natural, unposed quality. The scene evokes a quiet, nostalgic moment of mid-century outdoor leisure in a forest setting.

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: 124761299

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: 1939 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for outdoor leisure, picnicking, and wooded recreation at Clear Lake, California.
Period detail: The scene may show late-1930s casual outdoor clothing and picnic furniture, with period clues limited by distance, soft focus, and the brief 8mm view.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged family or group gathering, with people sitting, walking, and lingering at a picnic table under trees rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall trees, a shaded picnic table, seated people, a man in a light vest, a standing or walking figure, picnic items, and dappled ground light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has high-contrast black-and-white grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that give the clip recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1930s outdoor leisure, lakeside travel, family recreation, or quiet woodland atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage documents ordinary social recreation in a wooded Clear Lake setting, emphasizing shared picnic space and informal outdoor gathering without broader event claims.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private interiors, or obvious branded property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm picnic in woods, Clear Lake California home movie, 1930s outdoor leisure footage, and vintage group picnic table scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Clear Lake material, then with broader 1930s family picnic and wooded recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing a man in a light vest in the foreground near trees and a shaded picnic area. — A seated man appears in the foreground beside a shaded wooded picnic area.

1939 Clear Lake frame with several people at a picnic table under trees and a standing figure nearby. — Several people sit or stand around a picnic table in the woods.

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame showing a shaded picnic table, seated figures, and belongings under tall trees. — The group remains seated at the table with picnic belongings visible in the shade.

1939 Clear Lake frame of people seated at a woodland picnic table, with tall tree trunks and bright background foliage. — A quiet picnic-table moment is framed by trees and high-contrast sunlight.

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