Angora Lakes California-1938: The One And Only Lower Angora Lake in California

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationAngora Lakes, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Angora Lakes California

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The One And Only Lower Angora Lake in California — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures Lower Angora Lake in California, its surface reflecting a dense forest of pine trees under a cool blue tint. The footage reveals a serene lakeside scene with rustic cabins nestled along the rocky shoreline, evoking a sense of quiet wilderness. A close-up frame clearly shows a U.S. Forest Service sign confirming the location as Lower Angora Lake at 7500 feet elevation. The grainy texture and color saturation are characteristic of early 8mm home movies, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 127260176

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 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: Angora Lakes, 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 of Lower Angora Lake suits documentary, museum, education, or editorial requests for California mountain-lake scenery.
Period detail: The 1938 date is supported by metadata, while the visible U.S. Forest Service sign, rustic shoreline buildings, and early color 8mm texture provide period context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reads as a visitor-shot home movie, holding on the lake, trees, shoreline cabins, and identification sign without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue lake water, pine forest, rocky shoreline, small lakeside cabins, a vertical tree trunk, and a Lower Angora Lake elevation sign.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, cool blue color shift, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing typical of early home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, geographic confirmation shot, nature cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a Sierra Nevada or California archive sequence.
Historical context: The frames show recreational mountain-lake scenery and Forest Service identification, offering visual context for prewar California outdoor travel without showing visitors.
Research note: No people are visible, but the U.S. Forest Service name and shield-like mark on the sign should be reviewed separately from copyright, property, and location-use questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm Lower Angora Lake, Angora Lakes California home movie, Sierra lake shoreline cabins, and vintage Forest Service sign footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Angora Lakes or California mountain-lake footage, then broader vintage wilderness and lakeside travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Lower Angora Lake in California, shown in 1938 8mm footage with blue water, pine trees, rocks, and small cabins along the far shore. — Lake surface and pine-covered shoreline with small cabins visible across the water.

Lower Angora Lake shoreline appears beyond blue water, with pine trees, rocks, and a small structure visible in the 8mm frame. — Distant wooded shoreline and cabin across the lake, framed by dark film edges.

1938 home-movie view of Lower Angora Lake with a wooded rocky shoreline and small cabins across the water. — Wide lakeside view with cabins set among pines and rocks along the opposite bank.

Close view of a U.S. Forest Service-style sign identifying Lower Angora Lake at elevation 7500 feet, filmed in blue-tinted 8mm. — Lower Angora Lake elevation sign attached to a tree trunk.

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