Bucks Lake California-1938: Woman Bathes Her Dog at Campsite

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

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Woman Bathes Her Dog at Campsite — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a woman crouching beside a dog at a campsite in Bucks Lake, California. She gently bathes the dog under a makeshift tarp shelter, with blankets and camping gear visible nearby. The footage exhibits the characteristic purple color cast and grain of early Super 8 film, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation. The scene is intimate and candid, showcasing a quiet moment of care during a family camping trip.

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: 127261285

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: Useful for 1930s outdoor recreation, camping, and domestic pet-care sequences in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The canvas-like shelter, hanging blankets, simple camp setup, and 8mm home-movie framing may show late-1930s family camping practices.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as a woman crouches at a campsite and tends to a dog beside camping gear.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crouching woman, a dog, a tree trunk, a tarp or tent wall, hanging blankets, grass, and camp equipment.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and a strong purple color cast that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet insert, campsite cutaway, family-memory beat, or transition within a recreation or home-life sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives social context for pet care and informal domestic routines within a rural camping environment, without identifying the people shown.
Research note: People and a visible face appear, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1930s 8mm camping footage, woman washing dog, Bucks Lake California home movie, and vintage campsite pet care.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then Bucks Lake or 1938 material, then broader camping, pets, and family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Bucks Lake in 1938, a woman crouches beside a dog near a tree, hanging blankets, and camp shelter fabric. — A woman tends to a dog beside a tree and makeshift camp shelter.

At the Bucks Lake campsite, the woman leans toward the dog near a tree, with blankets and a dark tarp structure behind them. — The woman reaches toward the dog beside the camp shelter.

The 1938 home-movie frame shows the woman bending toward the dog at a Bucks Lake campsite with shelter fabric and blankets nearby. — The woman bends down as the dog stands near the shelter opening.

A dog stands beside the crouching woman at the Bucks Lake campsite, framed by a tree, blankets, and a dark shelter wall. — The dog stands near the crouching woman at the shaded camp setup.

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