Clear Lake California-1939: Group of People with Cars at Clear Lake

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

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Group of People with Cars at Clear Lake — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a group of young adults in classic 1930s attire enjoying a day near Clear Lake, California. The black-and-white footage shows people sitting and standing beside classic automobiles, with a man and woman posing together in the foreground. The scene unfolds in a wooded area with trees framing the shot, showcasing the grainy texture and slight motion blur characteristic of Super 8 film. The group appears relaxed and cheerful, embodying the leisurely spirit of the era.

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: 124761416

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: Yes
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 young adults, automobiles, and leisure travel atmosphere in a wooded Clear Lake, California setting.
Period detail: The clothing, black 1930s-era automobiles, and monochrome 8mm look support the stated 1939 period, though vehicle makes and exact models are not identified.
Home-movie behavior: The footage shows friends casually posing, leaning on a car, and adjusting their stance for the camera with an informal home-movie feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include young adults, dark classic cars, light shirts and trousers, trees, a roadside or clearing, car windows, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has black-and-white 8mm texture with grain, gate edges, mild blur, shifting exposure, and handheld movement that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for prewar leisure, road trips, friendship, or family travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects an informal outdoor social gathering around automobiles, suggesting recreational mobility and group leisure without confirming identities or occasion.
Research note: People and likely vehicle branding or design features are visible, so likeness and brand review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Clear Lake home movie, 1930s young adults with cars, vintage 8mm road trip, and prewar California leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Clear Lake 1939 material, then broader 1930s automobile and outdoor leisure home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blurred 1939 home-movie frame of young adults near dark cars at Clear Lake, California, with trees in the background. — A soft, moving view catches several people gathered beside parked cars among trees.

Two young adults pose beside a dark 1930s car in the Clear Lake footage, with a third person partly visible at left. — Two people stand close together in front of a parked car while another figure sits or leans nearby.

A man and woman in 1930s attire stand arm in arm beside a dark car during the Clear Lake home movie. — The camera holds on a pair posing closely next to the car, with another person partly visible behind them.

Three young adults pose beside a dark 1930s car in the 1939 Clear Lake home-movie footage. — Three people gather around the car for the camera, framed by trees and the vehicle body.

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