Bucks Lake California-1938: Beautiful Day While Man And Dog Explore The Lake

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

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Beautiful Day While Man And Dog Explore The Lake — Clip Details

Bucks Lake California-1938: A serene 8mm home movie captures a tranquil lake surrounded by dense pine forests under a soft purple-tinged sky. The vintage footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a man in a light-colored shirt and dark pants sitting in a wooden boat with a dog, gently exploring the calm waters. The scene exudes peaceful nostalgia, with natural light and film grain enhancing the historic feel. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation and companionship in the California wilderness.

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: 127261027

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: 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 home-movie lake footage for edits needing California outdoor recreation, boating, and companion animal material.
Period detail: The small wooden boat, casual outdoor clothing, and soft 8mm color may show late-1930s leisure travel at Bucks Lake.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing a man seated low in a boat with a dog while the camera lingers on water and shoreline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm lake, wooded shoreline, distant hills, a pale sky, a wooden boat, a seated man, and a dog.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture with visible grain, purple color shift, slight softness, gate edges, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, memory beat, or transition for outdoor recreation, lakeside travel, or human-animal companionship.
Historical context: The scene documents private leisure on a forested California lake without visible commercial signage, crowds, or built structures.
Research note: A person and dog are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any location or property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm Bucks Lake boating, California lake home movie, man with dog in boat, and vintage forest lake footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Bucks Lake or California footage from 1938, then broader 1930s boating, lake, forest, and pet scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Bucks Lake, California, home-movie frame showing calm water, pine shoreline, distant hills, and 8mm gate edges. — A still view across the lake toward a wooded shoreline and low hills.

Archival 8mm view at Bucks Lake with still water, pine-covered shoreline, distant hill, and visible film gate borders. — The camera holds on calm water and the tree-lined shore.

Bucks Lake shoreline seen in 8mm color, with smooth water, dense trees, distant hillside, and a soft purple cast. — A quiet lake view shows water, trees, and distant terrain.

At Bucks Lake in 1938, a man sits in a wooden boat with a dog beside him on the water. — A man and dog share a small boat on the lake.

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