Bucks Lake California-1938: View Of Bucks Lake Lodge Sign And Log Building On A

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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 Bucks Lake Lodge Sign And Log Building On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage footage captures the Bucks Lake Lodge in California. The clip opens with a close-up of the lodge's sign, advertising cabins, boats, and fishing, set against a backdrop of dense pine trees. The scene transitions to a view of the rustic log building with a sloped roof, surrounded by classic automobiles from the era. The film exhibits a distinct purple-blue color cast, characteristic of aged home movie footage, with visible grain and soft focus. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation and rustic architecture.

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: 127261423

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California recreation, roadside lodging, rustic tourism, or mountain-lake resort sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Period detail: The lodge sign, log construction, sloped roof, pine setting, and period automobiles support a late-1930s outdoor resort setting at Bucks Lake.
Home-movie behavior: The camera reads like a visitor's quick record of arrival, moving from the lodge sign to the building and parked cars rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Bucks Lake Lodge sign, pine trees, a log lodge, a steep roof, porch railings, steps, and parked period automobiles.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and a pronounced purple-blue cast that give the clip a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, travel transition, lodge cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about mountain recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows roadside hospitality and outdoor recreation infrastructure in a forested California lake setting without visible guests or staff.
Research note: The Bucks Lake Lodge name is visible on signage, so brand or location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Bucks Lake Lodge footage, California mountain resort sign, rustic log lodge, and vintage lake recreation home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Bucks Lake or 1938 California clips, then broader mountain lodge and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Bucks Lake Lodge sign in a wooded Bucks Lake, California setting, advertising cabins, boats, meals, and fishing services. — Close view of the Bucks Lake Lodge sign set against tall pines.

Rustic Bucks Lake lodge building with a steep roof, porch railing, pine backdrop, and parked late-1930s automobiles. — The log lodge exterior appears behind parked period automobiles.

Closer 1938 Bucks Lake view of the log lodge facade, bright sloped roof, railings, and a parked automobile in the foreground. — A closer angle frames the lodge roofline, porch railings, and parked car.

Bucks Lake lodge exterior with log walls, roofline, porch railings, steps, and partial parked cars in aged 8mm color. — The final frame holds on the lodge exterior with railings, steps, and partial cars.

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