Clear Lake California-1939: Two Men Jumping Off Of Two Separate Wooden Platforms

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

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Two Men Jumping Off Of Two Separate Wooden Platforms — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men on separate wooden platforms at Clear Lake, California. The grainy black-and-white footage shows them preparing to jump into the water below, with the natural landscape surrounding the lake. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—soft focus, film grain, and a slightly shaky camera—evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The men wear light-colored clothing typical of the era, and the scene reflects a casual outdoor recreation moment from the late 1930s.

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: 124761330

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 Clear Lake home-movie footage for productions needing a brief recreation insert of men jumping from simple wooden platforms into a natural water setting.
Period detail: The light clothing, rough outdoor platforms, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s leisure scene, though no landmark or signage is visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged recreational moment as two men move around separate platforms and prepare to jump while the camera watches from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in light clothing, wooden platforms, uneven shoreline or bank, brush, rocks, water or wet ground, and a distant handheld viewpoint.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, soft focus, contrasty exposure, gate edges, and slight camera instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short memory beat, recreation cutaway, or transition into lake recreation, summer travel, or amateur outdoor leisure material.
Historical context: The scene shows casual outdoor recreation at Clear Lake in 1939 without visible commercial facilities, signage, or organized event markers.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, music, or clear private property are apparent from these frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Clear Lake 8mm home movie, men jumping from wooden platforms, California lake recreation, and vintage outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Clear Lake material, then broader 1930s California lake recreation or swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame with two men near rough wooden platforms beside brush, rocks, and wet shoreline terrain. — Two men stand apart near wooden platforms at the edge of a natural outdoor area.

A distant 1939 Clear Lake frame shows two men positioned around separate wooden platforms in a rough lakeside setting. — The two men hold positions around the platforms before the jump sequence continues.

At Clear Lake in 1939, one man stands below as another bends near a higher wooden platform in grainy 8mm footage. — One man stands in the foreground while another bends near the upper platform.

The final frame shows one man moving across the lower lakeside area while another stays near a wooden platform at Clear Lake in 1939. — One man moves across the lower ground as the other remains by the platform.

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