Clear Lake California-1939: Woman Walking In White Dress Through The Trees In

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

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Woman Walking In White Dress Through The Trees In — Clip Details

A woman in a white patterned dress walks through a sun-dappled grove of trees at Clear Lake, California, in 1939. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her moving slowly along a path, framed by tree trunks, with dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves. Her short, styled hair and period dress reflect the era's fashion. The grainy, black-and-white image evokes a nostalgic, intimate home movie feel, with natural movement and a quiet, contemplative mood.

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: 124761796

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: 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 California home-movie requests needing a quiet outdoor walking shot of an adult woman in a wooded lakeside setting.
Period detail: The woman's belted light dress, short styled hair, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s home-movie reading.
Home-movie behavior: The subject walks slowly toward and past the camera, suggesting an informal family-film pose rather than staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult woman, light patterned dress, tree trunks, leafy shade, grassy ground, path edges, and strong dappled sunlight.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, period cutaway, transition through trees, or intimate insert for California leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday outdoor recreation or family filming in a wooded Clear Lake setting without showing a named landmark or public event.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, or obvious private interiors are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Clear Lake California 8mm home movie woman walking through trees, 1930s outdoor dress, and vintage lakeside family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Clear Lake 1939 footage, then broader 1930s women outdoors or California home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult woman in a light patterned dress walks toward the camera among trees at Clear Lake, California, in 1939. — A woman walks forward through a shaded grove, framed by tree trunks and dappled sunlight.

Adult woman approaches the camera in a wooded Clear Lake setting, wearing a belted light dress in 1939 home-movie footage. — The woman moves closer to the camera as sunlight breaks through the trees behind her.

Adult woman passes close to the camera beside a large tree trunk in 1939 Clear Lake home-movie footage. — The woman passes beside a tree trunk, partly turned as she continues along the shaded path.

Adult woman moves out of the central frame while walking through trees at Clear Lake, California, in 1939. — The woman continues past the camera, with tree trunks and bright open ground behind her.

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