Clear Lake California-1939: Lovely Views Of The Placid Lake And Woods As Boats Glide

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

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Lovely Views Of The Placid Lake And Woods As Boats Glide — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures serene views of Clear Lake, California. The black-and-white footage shows a calm lake reflecting dense woods and trees along the shoreline. Small boats glide across the water, and rustic structures are visible on the far bank. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful summer day. This archival clip offers authentic 1930s Americana scenery, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-accurate visuals.

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: 124761624

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 scenery for productions needing quiet California lake, wooded shoreline, and small-boat recreation cutaways.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1930s lakeside leisure through small boats, simple docks, rustic shoreline buildings, and undeveloped wooded banks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers from a visitor's vantage across the water, valuing calm views and passing boats rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm lake water, wooded shoreline, small boats, docks or piers, rustic shore structures, reflected trees, and soft sky.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture gives the clip visible grain, soft focus, slight vignetting, and gentle handheld drift across the shoreline.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, reflective transition, nature cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1930s California sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational lake viewing and shoreline development at Clear Lake without showing identifiable people or specific public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property-related permissions should be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1939 8mm Clear Lake California, 1930s lake boats, vintage wooded shoreline, and black-and-white home movie lake views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1939 Clear Lake material, then broader 1930s California lake and boating footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Clear Lake view with calm water, dense trees, a low dock, and small buildings along the opposite shore. — Wooded Clear Lake shoreline with dock structures reflected in still water.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of Clear Lake shoreline, showing trees, modest lakeside buildings, and still water reflections. — Small lakeside buildings sit behind trees on the far shore of Clear Lake.

1939 Clear Lake home-movie frame with wooded banks, low shoreline structures, still water, and a small boat near shore. — A small boat rests near the wooded shoreline, with simple buildings partly visible through trees.

Clear Lake shoreline in 1939, with dense trees, smooth water, and a small bright shoreline object or craft at right. — Dense trees line the far shore as the lake surface reflects the black-and-white light.

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