Angora Lakes California-1938: Women At A Wooded Gathering Near A Classic Car

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

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Women At A Wooded Gathering Near A Classic Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures three women at Angora Lakes, California. One woman stands beside a classic car, hands on her hips, while two others sit on the ground in a wooded area. The footage shows natural sunlight filtering through tall trees, with a distinct purple color cast typical of early color film. The women wear period-appropriate dresses and appear to be enjoying a casual outdoor gathering, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life and leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127260220

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: 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 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: Useful for 1930s editorial or documentary requests needing home-movie footage of women during an outdoor Sierra Nevada leisure stop near Lake Tahoe.
Period detail: The dresses, classic rounded automobile body, and 8mm color-home-movie look support a late-1930s travel or recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as the women casually pose and sit beside a parked car in a wooded area while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three women, a parked classic car, trees, dappled sunlight, grass, seated poses, and a location title card in the final frame.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm texture, visible grain, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and a strong purple-blue color cast from aged early color film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for Depression-era travel, outdoor recreation, or women’s leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects private travel and outdoor recreation in a wooded California setting, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific event or group.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and any underlying home-movie permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm home movie women outdoors, Angora Lakes California vintage car, Lake Tahoe area travel footage, and 1930s leisure scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Tahoe or Angora Lakes shots, then with 1938 California mountain travel footage, then with broader 1930s outdoor leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Angora Lakes, California in 1938, three women gather near a parked classic car under trees in purple-tinted 8mm footage. — Three women pause beside a parked car in a wooded lakeside setting.

A woman stands with hands on hips beside a classic car while two women sit on the ground at Angora Lakes in 1938. — One woman stands beside the car while two others sit in the shade.

Three women remain grouped beside the classic car, with bright forest light and strong purple color cast typical of aged 8mm film. — The group remains gathered near the vehicle in mottled forest light.

A woman stands near the car as white title text lists Fallen Leaf Lake, Lake Tahoe, Mount Tallac, and Desolation Valley. — A title card overlays the scene with names of nearby Tahoe-area locations.

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