Lake Tahoe California-1939: Tall Pine Trees In The Forest With Blue Sky

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Tall Pine Trees In The Forest With Blue Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures tall pine trees against a vibrant blue sky in Lake Tahoe, California. The footage shows dense evergreen foliage and natural forest scenery, with a distinct retro color palette and film grain characteristic of early Super 8 home movies. The camera remains steady, focusing on the silhouettes of the trees against the bright sky, evoking a sense of peaceful, untouched nature from the late 1930s. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for historical, documentary, or nostalgic 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: 127014153

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: Supports requests for 1930s 8mm nature footage, Lake Tahoe forest scenery, evergreen cutaways, and period home-movie landscape inserts for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The visible clue is color 8mm footage of tall conifer trees and open sky, with the 1939 Lake Tahoe setting supported by clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a simple home-movie observation of scenery, lingering on treetops and sky without staging, people, signage, or narrated activity.
What appears in frame: Frames show tall pine or evergreen trunks, dense green needles, bare upper branches, vivid blue sky, soft focus, dark film-frame borders, and slight contact-sheet exposure variation.
Film character: The footage has a saturated early color-film palette, visible grain, soft focus, minor exposure shifts, and steady amateur framing that give it useful archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, transition, exterior establishing detail, memory beat, or nature insert within a Lake Tahoe or 1930s travel sequence.
Historical context: As a home-movie view of forest scenery, it documents recreational attention to landscape and natural surroundings without showing people, buildings, roads, or specific events.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status, source permissions, and any project-specific location or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm forest footage, vintage California pine trees, 1930s home movie blue sky, and archival evergreen landscape cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Lake Tahoe material, then broader 1930s California nature, travel, or forest home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm frame showing tall evergreen treetops and branches silhouetted against saturated blue sky. — Tall conifers and open blue sky in a Lake Tahoe forest view.

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame with conifer branches, a light tree trunk, and vivid blue sky. — Conifer branches and a light trunk framed against clear sky.

1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm frame showing clustered evergreen foliage below an open blue sky. — A steady home-movie view of evergreens below a broad sky.

1939 Lake Tahoe frame with evergreen treetops at the bottom edge and saturated blue sky above. — Evergreen treetops sit low beneath a clear blue sky.

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