Clear Lake California-1939: Group Gathered on Stone Wall in Nature

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

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Group Gathered on Stone Wall in Nature — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of people gathered at Clear Lake, California, enjoying a day in nature. Several individuals stand and sit atop a rustic stone wall, engaged in conversation under leafy trees. Two women in light-colored dresses walk toward the group, while others lean on the wall or gather near a wooden well structure. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American outdoor gathering.

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: 124761398

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: Useful for 1930s home-movie requests needing informal outdoor social life, California travel, or nature-site gathering cutaways.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s clothing, including light dresses and high-waisted trousers, in a rustic wooded setting at Clear Lake.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged visitor behavior as people walk, stand, sit, and talk casually around a low stone wall.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafy trees, rough stone walls, steps, adults in light clothing, shaded paths, and people leaning or sitting.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support a home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short memory beat, outdoor leisure insert, travel transition, or cutaway for prewar California family footage.
Historical context: The scene records a small social gathering in a natural recreational setting without showing identifiable public events or institutions.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and contextual use should be reviewed separately from any copyright or footage license questions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 8mm Clear Lake California home movie, people talking by stone wall, and 1930s outdoor leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then with Clear Lake 1939 material, then with 1930s outdoor travel and family gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Clear Lake, California in 1939, two women approach adults gathered near a rustic stone wall in a wooded area. — Two women approach a small group by a stone wall under heavy tree cover.

Adults gather around a rustic stone wall at Clear Lake, with one person seated above and steps visible through the trees. — Adults gather around the wall while one person sits above the stonework.

A man walks across the stone wall at Clear Lake while other adults sit or stand below in the wooded setting. — A man walks along the wall as others remain gathered nearby.

At Clear Lake in 1939, a man stands on the stone wall near a seated person, framed by trees and steps. — A standing man and seated companion are framed by the wall, trees, and steps.

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