Lake Tahoe California-1939: View Of Grey Boulders Green Trees And Blue Sky On A

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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View Of Grey Boulders Green Trees And Blue Sky On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched mountain vista at Lake Tahoe, California. The clip features layered rock formations and rugged boulders in the foreground, with dense evergreen forests stretching into the distance under a bright blue sky. The natural lighting highlights the textures of the terrain and the vibrant greens of the trees, evoking a sense of peaceful outdoor exploration. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127013682

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: Lake Tahoe, 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 landscape footage suited for documentary or museum edits needing a quiet Lake Tahoe mountain vista without visible people.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1930s vacation-film practice through color 8mm framing, handheld composition, and a scenic roadside or trail overlook rather than built-era details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers from a visitor's perspective on boulders, evergreens, distant slopes, and sky, preserving an unstaged travel-memory view of the landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include layered tan rock, grey boulders, evergreen trees, a distant forested ridge, bright blue sky, and deep hillside shadows.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated blues and greens, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short scenic insert, location transition, nature cutaway, or memory beat within a Tahoe, travel, parks, or prewar leisure sequence.
Historical context: The view places a 1939 home-movie camera on a rugged Lake Tahoe landscape, emphasizing outdoor recreation and scenic observation without showing people or structures.
Research note: No people, logos, or identifiable private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright status and any location or land-management considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm landscape, vintage California mountain vista, home movie boulders and evergreens, and 1930s outdoor travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 Lake Tahoe or California mountain clips, then broader 1930s nature and travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm frame showing layered rock, evergreens, a distant wooded slope, and bright blue sky. — Layered boulders and evergreens overlook a distant forested ridge at Lake Tahoe.

Lake Tahoe home-movie frame from 1939 with a tan rock formation, conifers, distant ridge, and clear blue sky. — A rocky outcrop and conifers frame the distant mountain slope.

1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm view of a rocky slope, evergreen trees, and a distant wooded hillside under bright sky. — The camera holds on rugged rock layers and a blue-sky mountain backdrop.

Lake Tahoe 8mm frame from 1939 showing grey boulders, dark evergreens, sunlit rock, and steep shadowed terrain. — Grey boulders and dense evergreens line a steep sunlit slope.

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