Lake Tahoe California-1939: Evergreen Trees and Boulder Against Blue Sky

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

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Evergreen Trees and Boulder Against Blue Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene natural scene at Lake Tahoe, California. Tall evergreen trees stand silhouetted against a clear blue sky, with a large boulder visible in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with deep blues and rich greens, showcasing the untouched beauty of the Sierra Nevada landscape. The camera remains steady, offering a peaceful view of the forested mountainside under bright daylight. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical documentaries, nature montages, or retro-themed content.

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: 127013942

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: 1930s color 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet Lake Tahoe forest cutaway or Sierra Nevada nature insert.
Period detail: The scene may show 1939-era amateur travel footage, with no visible buildings, vehicles, clothing, signage, or people to provide additional period clues.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on trees and rock from a visitor's outdoor viewpoint, preserving an unstaged record of scenery rather than a directed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall evergreen trees, dark trunks, a pale granite boulder, blue sky, rocky slope edges, and rounded film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue and green color, soft 8mm focus, visible grain, minor dust marks, and slight exposure variation typical of scanned amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature cutaway, location transition, contemplative memory beat, or visual pause between travel or family scenes.
Historical context: As a landscape-only view, it documents how an amateur camera recorded Lake Tahoe scenery without adding evidence of specific events or built landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-right questions should still be reviewed before final use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm Lake Tahoe trees, vintage Sierra Nevada forest footage, California boulder and blue sky home movie, and 1930s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Lake Tahoe material, then with broader Sierra Nevada forest and vintage travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing tall evergreens, a pale granite boulder, and clear blue sky. — Tall trees and a foreground boulder fill the Lake Tahoe landscape view.

Lake Tahoe 8mm frame with silhouetted evergreen trunks, dense foliage, a pale boulder, and blue sky. — Evergreen trunks stand dark against the sky beside a sunlit rock surface.

1939 Lake Tahoe frame showing conifer trees, a pale foreground boulder, and saturated blue sky in amateur 8mm color. — A steady scenic view holds on trees, boulder, and open sky.

Lake Tahoe home-movie frame with tall evergreens, a foreground granite boulder, blue sky, and visible film dust. — The final sampled frame keeps the same forest-and-boulder composition.

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