Lake Tahoe California-1939: View Of Red Sunset Against Mountain Rock On A Clear

$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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View Of Red Sunset Against Mountain Rock On A Clear — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic sunset over a rugged mountain range in Lake Tahoe, California. The rocky peak glows in warm red and orange hues against a clear twilight sky, with deep shadows defining its craggy texture. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse of the Sierra Nevada landscape. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 127014293

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 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a Lake Tahoe mountain sunset cutaway, nature insert, or quiet regional landscape beat.
Period detail: The frames show no built environment or dated objects, so the 1939 period context comes from clip metadata rather than visible era clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot stillness, holding on a glowing ridge as a personal travel or scenic memory rather than a staged landscape setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-lit rocky ridge, pale twilight sky, dark lower tree or slope silhouettes, soft focus, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short scenic insert, transition, contemplative cutaway, or memory beat between Lake Tahoe travel or western landscape scenes.
Historical context: The view documents a prewar-era home-movie encounter with Sierra Nevada scenery, with emphasis on natural light and rugged terrain rather than human activity.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright status and any location or property considerations for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Lake Tahoe 8mm sunset, vintage mountain ridge at dusk, California home movie landscape, and Sierra Nevada archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Lake Tahoe material, then broader vintage California mountain and sunset landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a rugged mountain ridge glowing red above dark silhouetted terrain. — A rocky ridge catches red sunset light while the lower landscape falls into shadow.

Lake Tahoe 8mm frame from 1939 with a red-orange mountain ridge against a clear twilight sky. — The ridge remains bright red-orange against the fading sky, with the foreground in deep shadow.

1939 Lake Tahoe scenic frame showing a softly focused red rock formation above a dark mountain foreground. — A closer view emphasizes the craggy red rock surface and the dark silhouette beneath it.

Lake Tahoe 1939 home-movie frame holding on a red-lit mountain ridge under a clear evening sky. — The final frame holds the red-lit ridge, bordered by the dark film gate and shadowed terrain.

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