Lake Tahoe California-1939: Man Sitting Under Tree For Shade From Heat And Sun

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

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Man Sitting Under Tree For Shade From Heat And Sun — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man sitting under a tall tree on a rocky hillside at Lake Tahoe, California. The sky is an intense, saturated blue, likely due to film stock characteristics of the era. The man, wearing light-colored clothing, leans against the tree trunk, seeking shade from the bright sun. The scene conveys a quiet, nostalgic moment of rest in a natural setting, with visible film grain and slight color distortion typical of early amateur footage.

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: 127014649

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s documentary or editorial requests for quiet Lake Tahoe leisure, summer heat, shade, and amateur travel footage.
Period detail: The 8mm color home-movie look, simple light clothing, and visitor-shot framing may show late-1930s recreational filming in a rocky Tahoe landscape.
Home-movie behavior: A man rests against a tall tree in the shade, giving the clip an unstaged pause rather than a posed scenic view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, tall tree trunks, rocky ground, bright blue sky, scattered logs or stones, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue color, soft focus, visible grain, slight gate weave, and uneven exposure typical of early amateur 8mm filming.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet cutaway, heat-of-day insert, travel-memory beat, or transition within a 1930s outdoor sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for casual outdoor rest during a Lake Tahoe visit without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos, music, or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 8mm Lake Tahoe home movie, man sitting under tree, vintage summer shade, and 1930s California outdoor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Tahoe travel shots, then other 1939 Lake Tahoe material, then broader 1930s outdoor leisure or summer heat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing a man near a tall tree on rocky terrain under saturated blue sky. — A man rests near the base of a tall tree on a rocky hillside.

1939 Lake Tahoe frame with a man sitting close to a tree trunk for shade on a rocky slope. — The man sits close to the tree trunk, partly hidden by shadow.

1939 Lake Tahoe home-movie still showing a man seated in shade at the base of a tall tree. — A seated figure rests beneath the tree against a vivid blue sky.

1939 Lake Tahoe frame of a man seated beside a tall tree on a rocky hillside in strong sunlight. — The man remains seated by the tree as the handheld frame holds on the rocky setting.

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