Clear Lake California-1939: Group Walking Down Wooden Stairs in Wooded Setting

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

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Group Walking Down Wooden Stairs in Wooded Setting — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men and women walking down a wooden staircase in a wooded forest setting. The black-and-white footage shows individuals in period-appropriate attire, including light-colored shirts and dresses, moving through a natural landscape. A woman waves at the camera in one frame, while a passing car appears blurred in motion, adding dynamic movement to the scene. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of classic 8mm home movies, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This footage offers authentic period detail for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124761373

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: 1939 Clear Lake home-movie footage for productions needing brief outdoor leisure, travel, or family-group movement in a wooded California setting.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm black-and-white stock, and informal posing may show late-1930s vacation or outing dress, with light shirts, trousers, dresses, and a brimmed hat visible.
Home-movie behavior: The group walks down rustic outdoor stairs toward the camera, with one person waving, giving the clip an informal visitor-shot home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blurred passing car, wooded stairway, rustic handrail, several adults, light summer clothing, leafy trees, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, high-contrast black-and-white grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld timing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, outdoor travel cutaway, family-outing insert, or transition into 1930s recreation material.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal leisure in a wooded Clear Lake area, showing adults moving through a rustic public or outdoor recreation setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and property issues should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 8mm Clear Lake California, 1930s wooded stairs, vintage home movie group walking, and black-and-white vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Clear Lake footage, then related 1930s outdoor recreation, wooded travel, or family outing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A motion-blurred car passes through a wooded Clear Lake, California home-movie frame from 1939. — A car moves past the camera, heavily blurred by motion and exposure.

Adults walk down rustic wooden stairs in a wooded Clear Lake, California setting in 1939 home-movie footage. — A small group descends a narrow outdoor stairway with trees around them.

A group pauses or walks on wooden stairs in 1939 Clear Lake footage, with one adult raising an arm toward the camera. — One adult waves while others continue down the wooded stairway.

Adults in light clothing descend and gather along rustic stairs in wooded Clear Lake, California home-movie footage from 1939. — The group continues down the outdoor stairway, framed by dense trees.

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