Bucks Lake California-1938: Family Fishing Trip And Display Of Unknown Fish At

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

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Family Fishing Trip And Display Of Unknown Fish At — Clip Details

BUCKS LAKE CALIFORNIA-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a family fishing trip, showing a close-up of a silvery fish lying on a textured surface, followed by a person in a patterned shirt and light jacket proudly holding the catch. The footage, shot on 8mm film, features a distinct purple color cast and grainy texture characteristic of early home movies. The scene conveys a sense of nostalgia and personal memory from a mid-20th century outdoor adventure.

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: 127261107

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 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 California home-movie footage useful for documentary or editorial sequences about family fishing trips, outdoor recreation, and personal travel records.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm source format, and metadata-supported 1938 date place the scene in a late-1930s home-movie context, though the fish species is not identifiable from the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal family moment as a person displays a fresh catch to the camera, suggesting pride and casual participation rather than staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a silvery fish on a textured surface, a person in a light jacket, patterned shirt fabric, hands holding the fish, outdoor foliage, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has a strong purple color cast, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-frame edges that emphasize its scanned 8mm home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway within a fishing-trip sequence, especially when moving from landscape or travel footage to family activity.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social record of recreational fishing at Bucks Lake, showing how a family trip was documented through close-ups and posed display moments.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, brands, private property, or minors are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Bucks Lake fishing home movie, California family fishing trip, vintage 8mm fish display, and 1930s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1938 Bucks Lake or California travel scenes, and then with broader family fishing and lake recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Bucks Lake, California in 1938, a silvery fish appears on a textured surface in purple-cast 8mm home-movie footage. — Close-up of a silvery fish on the ground during the fishing trip.

A person at Bucks Lake, California in 1938 holds a silvery fish toward the camera in grainy purple-tinted 8mm footage. — Person displays the catch while standing outdoors.

The home movie shows a person in a light jacket holding the fish close to the lens during the 1938 Bucks Lake fishing trip. — Closer view of the catch being shown to the camera.

A person continues displaying the catch at Bucks Lake, California, with the 8mm frame showing grain, tint, and soft detail. — The catch is held up near the camera in the final frame.

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