Bucks Lake California-1938: View Of White Bucks Lake Lodge Sign On A Clear Day

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

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View Of White Bucks Lake Lodge Sign On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a close-up of the Bucks Lake Lodge sign in California. The white sign with blue lettering stands out against a backdrop of dense pine trees, advertising cabins, boat rentals, and fishing. The footage exhibits the characteristic purple and blue color cast of early color film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation and roadside Americana.

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: 127261393

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s California home-movie footage for editors needing a roadside lodge sign insert tied to lake recreation and travel.
Period detail: The hand-painted Bucks Lake Lodge sign may show era clues in its cabin, boat-rental, fishing, and saddle-horse wording.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds a visitor-shot close view of a lodge sign, suggesting a traveler recording arrival or amenities rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white Bucks Lake Lodge sign, blue lettering, posted service panels, pine trunks, dense forest, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm image has purple-blue color shift, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld instability as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief location insert, travel transition, vacation-memory cutaway, or setup for Bucks Lake recreation footage.
Historical context: The sign places lake tourism in a wooded roadside setting, with lodging, boating, fishing, and riding presented as vacation amenities.
Research note: The lodge name is visible as branding, so trademark or location-identification review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Bucks Lake California lodge sign, vintage lake resort sign, and home movie roadside Americana.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Bucks Lake scenes, then 1938 California mountain-lake footage, then broader vintage lodge and outdoor recreation signs.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bucks Lake, California home-movie frame showing a white Bucks Lake Lodge sign among tall pine trees. — Bucks Lake Lodge sign framed against a wooded backdrop.

Close view of the Bucks Lake Lodge sign in a blue-purple 8mm frame, with forest visible behind it. — The sign lists lodge amenities including cabins, boats, and fishing.

Bucks Lake Lodge sign seen close-up in vintage 8mm footage, with soft focus and wooded surroundings. — A visitor-shot view centers the lodge sign in the frame.

Final frame of the Bucks Lake Lodge sign, showing blue lettering, amenity panels, and pine trees behind it. — The lodge sign remains centered as the short clip ends.

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