Clear Lake California-1939: Boat Tied at Small Pier on Lakeside

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

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Boat Tied at Small Pier on Lakeside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene at Clear Lake, California. Silhouetted figures gather on a small wooden pier as a boat is tied nearby, with bare tree branches framing the view. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a quiet moment of recreation, with people relaxing and a small boat resting at the dock. The calm water reflects the overcast sky, evoking a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere from mid-20th century America.

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: 124761426

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 lake footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a quiet California recreation cutaway.
Period detail: The small wooden piers, rowboat, dark clothing silhouettes, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s leisure at Clear Lake.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching people pause, gather, and work around a dock rather than perform for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm lake water, wooden docks, a tied boat, distant shoreline, silhouetted figures, bare branches, and marina-like slips.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, muted contrast, slight exposure density, and static home-movie framing that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, lakeside transition, recreation cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday lakeside recreation and boating at Clear Lake, with people using modest docks in an informal outdoor setting.
Research note: People are visible as small silhouettes, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1939 Clear Lake California 8mm, vintage lakeside pier, home movie boat dock, and 1930s California recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Clear Lake or 1939 California footage, then with broader lake, boating, pier, and home-movie recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame with silhouetted people on a small wooden pier and bare branches across the view. — Silhouetted figures stand and bend on a small lakeside dock under overhanging branches.

1939 Clear Lake view of a wooden pier with a small boat tied near its end and open water beyond. — A small boat is tied alongside a pier extending into the lake.

Wide 1939 Clear Lake frame showing multiple dock sections, small boats, calm water, and a tree-lined shore. — A wider lakeside view shows dock sections, boats, and a low wooded shoreline.

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame with dock slips and small boats spread across calm water near a wooded shoreline. — Dock slips and small boats stretch across the calm lake near the shore.

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