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Lake Tahoe California-1939: Well Wooded Forest A Good Place For Wild Animals To

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 California
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Well Wooded Forest A Good Place For Wild Animals To — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a secluded cabin nestled in a dense, sun-dappled forest at Lake Tahoe, California. Tall pine trees frame the rustic wooden structure, with a small porch and steps visible through the foliage. The footage, slightly blurred and exhibiting classic Super 8 color shifts, shows a quiet, natural setting with green undergrowth and scattered rocks. The camera pans slowly, revealing the peaceful woodland environment, evoking a sense of nostalgia and untouched wilderness from the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127014130

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Lake Tahoe, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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  • 1939
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  • outdoor wilderness
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  • old film stock
  • vintage nature

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s Lake Tahoe home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts about mountain cabins, wooded recreation areas, or prewar California travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small cabin partly hidden among tall pine trees and forest undergrowth.

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