Lake Tahoe California-1939: An Outgrowth Of Rocks In The Middle Of A Grove Of Pine Trees

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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An Outgrowth Of Rocks In The Middle Of A Grove Of Pine Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a striking natural rock formation rising from a dense pine forest in Lake Tahoe, California. Sunlight filters through the tall evergreens, illuminating the rugged stone outcrop and surrounding terrain. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, offering an authentic glimpse into mid-century outdoor exploration and landscape appreciation. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and serves as authentic period footage for historical or nature-themed 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127013691

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: Useful for 1930s Lake Tahoe or Sierra Nevada outdoor landscape requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of forest rocks and pine terrain.
Period detail: The frames show a visitor-shot view of trees, dirt ground, and irregular rock formations, with the 1939 date supported by the clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the rock outcrop from a casual outdoor vantage, giving the clip the unstaged feel of a traveler pausing to record a natural feature.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall pine trunks, dense brush, pale rock outcrops, a dirt path or clearing, strong sunlight, deep shadows, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast sunlight, blue color shift, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short nature cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transitional beat within a sequence about Lake Tahoe, forests, or vintage outdoor trips.
Historical context: As home-movie footage, it reflects informal landscape viewing and recreational documentation of a wooded Lake Tahoe setting without visible people or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible in these frames, but copyright status and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 8mm Lake Tahoe forest footage, vintage pine grove rock formation, California mountain home movie, and 1930s outdoor landscape cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Lake Tahoe material, then with broader vintage forest, mountain, and nature travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing pine trunks, brush, pale rocks, and a sunlit forest clearing. — Pale rock formations sit among pine trees and brush in a Lake Tahoe forest setting.

Lake Tahoe 8mm frame with a shaded pine grove, scattered pale rocks, and bright sunlight on the dirt ground. — A shaded pine grove frames irregular rocks beside a small dirt opening.

1939 Lake Tahoe frame showing a rocky forest floor, vertical pine trunks, brush, and high-contrast afternoon-like light. — Sunlight catches rocks and low vegetation beneath tall pines.

Vintage 8mm Lake Tahoe view of clustered rocks, dense pine growth, and a small dirt clearing with dark frame edges. — Clustered rocks and pine growth appear in a brief wooded landscape view.

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