Lake Tahoe California-1939: Woman Petting a Dog on Porch

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

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Woman Petting a Dog on Porch — Clip Details

A woman in a light-colored dress sits on a porch step at Lake Tahoe, California, in 1939, gently petting a golden-colored dog. The dog stands beside her, appearing calm as she strokes its fur. The scene is captured on vintage 8mm film, showing natural grain and warm, slightly faded colors typical of home movies from the era. A window with a white towel hanging inside is visible behind them, adding to the nostalgic, domestic atmosphere. The handheld camera remains steady, focusing on the quiet bond between the woman and her pet.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127014040

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: 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 domestic home-movie requests needing a quiet human-and-pet moment for documentary, museum, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The porch setting, simple dress, wood siding, divided window, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1930s domestic scene at Lake Tahoe as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The woman sits casually on a porch step and pets the dog, giving the shot an unstaged family-film quality centered on everyday companionship.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated woman, golden-colored dog, porch step, wood-sided wall, window, hanging towel, bench or shelf, and soft exterior shadows.
Film character: The scan shows warm faded color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and steady handheld framing characteristic of original 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a gentle insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway within sequences about pets, family life, leisure, or Lake Tahoe-era travel.
Historical context: The clip provides a small-scale view of domestic leisure rather than a public event, with attention on a woman interacting calmly with a dog outside a cabin-like structure.
Research note: A recognizable adult face and private-looking residence appear, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Lake Tahoe home movie woman petting dog, 1930s 8mm porch scene, vintage family film pet dog, and California domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Lake Tahoe material, and then with 1930s home-movie scenes of pets, porches, and family leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Lake Tahoe in 1939, a woman in a light dress sits on a porch step while a golden-colored dog stands close to her. — Woman seated outside, gently petting a dog on the porch step.

The 1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame shows the woman turned toward the dog as it stands near the porch wall and window. — The woman looks toward the dog as it stands close beside her.

A woman sits on a porch step at Lake Tahoe in 1939 while the golden-colored dog stands partly in front of her. — The dog shifts position in front of the seated woman.

The final frame shows the woman reaching to pet the golden-colored dog as it stands sideways on the Lake Tahoe porch. — The woman reaches out as the dog stands sideways on the porch.

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