Clear Lake California-1939: Black And White Scene Of The Ocean Near A Dock With

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

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Black And White Scene Of The Ocean Near A Dock With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene black and white view of Clear Lake, California. The scene is framed by silhouetted tree branches in the foreground, with sailboats gliding across the calm water under an overcast sky. A wooden dock extends into the lake, and a person is briefly visible at the edge of the frame, suggesting quiet recreation. The grainy texture and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere, characteristic of early 20th-century amateur film.

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: 124761576

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Clear Lake home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet California lakeside boating cutaway or recreational waterfront establishing shot.
Period detail: The soft black-and-white 8mm view may show late-1930s leisure scenery, with small sailboats, a simple dock, and natural shoreline framing rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, watching boats across the water while a person briefly enters near the dock at the frame edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm lake water, distant shoreline, sailboats, a small dock, silhouetted tree branches, overcast sky, and a partially seen person.
Film character: The footage carries a home-movie 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, memory beat, or waterfront cutaway within a broader 1930s California recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal lakeside recreation and boating at Clear Lake, without visible signage or details that identify a specific event or property.
Research note: People are minimally visible, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from location or personality rights.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1939 Clear Lake California 8mm footage, black-and-white lake boating home movie, dock and sailboats archival footage, and 1930s recreation cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Clear Lake or 1939 California footage, then broader boating, fishing, dock, lakeside recreation, and home-movie travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1939 Clear Lake view framed by silhouetted branches, with calm water, distant shore, and small sailboats. — Tree branches frame sailboats on the lake near a distant shoreline.

Black-and-white Clear Lake frame with overhanging branches, sailboats on calm water, and a low shoreline in the distance. — Small sailboats move across the lake under silhouetted tree cover.

Black-and-white lakeside view at Clear Lake with a small boat on the water, a distant shoreline, and part of a dock at the left edge. — A small boat sits on the lake beyond the edge of a dock.

Black-and-white Clear Lake frame showing calm water, a small dock, distant shoreline, and a partially visible person near the lower edge. — A person briefly appears near the dock as the lake stretches behind them.

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