Bucks Lake California-1938: View Of Mountains And Blue Lake Water On A Clear Day

$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.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationBucks Lake, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Bucks Lake California

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View Of Mountains And Blue Lake Water On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of Bucks Lake, California. The clip opens on a rocky, sun-drenched hillside with a distant metal truss bridge and utility pole under a clear blue sky. The scene transitions to a tranquil lake surrounded by dense evergreen trees and rolling hills, all rendered in the distinctive blue and purple color shifts of early color film. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a classic American landscape.

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: 127260884

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 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: Bucks Lake, 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 California landscape footage suited for documentary inserts about mountain recreation, rural travel, lake scenery, or archival Western outdoor settings.
Period detail: The rocky roadside view, simple utility pole, distant metal truss structure, and color 8mm stock may show late-1930s rural mountain infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, pausing briefly on roadside terrain before turning to a scenic lake overlook without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rocky slope, utility pole, distant truss structure, small roofline, blue lake water, evergreen trees, wooded hills, and clear sky.
Film character: The footage has pronounced grain, soft focus, slight handheld movement, and blue-purple color shifts typical of early color home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet establishing insert, memory transition, travel cutaway, or landscape beat between family or road-trip scenes.
Historical context: The views place Bucks Lake within a rural mountain setting, emphasizing outdoor scenery and sparse built features rather than social activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright status and any location or property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm Bucks Lake, California mountain lake home movie, vintage lake landscape, and 1930s rural outdoor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Bucks Lake or 1938 California footage, then with broader mountain lake and outdoor travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bucks Lake area view showing a rocky hillside, distant metal truss structure, utility pole, and small roofline under clear sky. — A rocky mountain roadside view with sparse built structures in the distance.

1938 Bucks Lake area frame with rocky ground, a distant metal truss structure, a utility pole, and clear blue sky. — The camera holds on rocky terrain with a distant truss-like structure near the horizon.

Bucks Lake area hillside in 1938, with rocky foreground, distant truss structure, utility pole, and low roofline. — A closer roadside view of the rocky slope with distant structures along the skyline.

1938 Bucks Lake view with blue water, evergreen shoreline, wooded hills, and clear sky in color 8mm footage. — A calm lake view framed by evergreen trees and rolling wooded hills.

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