Bucks Lake California-1938: We Are Going To Wash All Of These Dirty Blankets In

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

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We Are Going To Wash All Of These Dirty Blankets In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a family at Bucks Lake, California, engaged in outdoor chores. A person in light-colored clothing stands near a tent, handling blankets in a makeshift wash area. The footage shows laundry hanging on a line, with a tree trunk and tent fabric visible in the foreground. The scene is bathed in a distinct purple hue, characteristic of aged Super 8 film, with natural daylight and visible film grain. This authentic slice of mid-20th century Americana offers a nostalgic glimpse into a family's camping routine.

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: 127261243

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 8mm home-movie footage suited to requests for Depression-era camping, outdoor chores, and family vacation routines in rural California.
Period detail: The canvas tent, blanket line, simple camp setup, and metadata-supported Bucks Lake 1938 date place the scene in a late-1930s outdoor recreation context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged camping chore, with a person handling blankets near a tent as the camera observes a small practical moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a canvas tent, tree trunk, hanging blankets or cloths, a person in light clothing, shaded camp gear, brush, and strong daylight shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan has purple color shift, soft focus, visible grain, high contrast, and a slightly uneven home-movie exposure that gives it physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway or memory beat for camp life, domestic labor outdoors, family travel, or rural leisure in the 1930s.
Historical context: The footage shows laundry work folded into a camping routine, suggesting how domestic tasks continued within outdoor recreation without making broader claims.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are evident, and copyright, privacy, and property questions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 Bucks Lake camping home movie, 1930s family laundry outdoors, vintage 8mm tent camp chores, and California blanket washing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Bucks Lake or 1938 California material, then broader themes of camping chores and family travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Bucks Lake in 1938, a person stands near a canvas tent and tree while handling a light blanket or cloth. — A camper handles a light blanket beside the tent and tree.

A person at the Bucks Lake camp moves near the tent opening while a light cloth hangs from a line. — A figure works near the tent opening as laundry hangs nearby.

The camper lifts or shakes a pale blanket near the canvas tent and laundry line at Bucks Lake. — A pale blanket is raised near the camp tent and laundry line.

A person remains partly shadowed while handling a light blanket beside the Bucks Lake camp tent. — The camper continues working with the blanket in the tent shade.

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