Bucks Lake California-1938: The Sign Says Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe Then We See

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationBucks Lake, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Bucks Lake California

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The Sign Says Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe Then We See — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1938 captures a title card for Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe, with text indicating 'F. Repp, Prop' and an elevation of 6225 feet. The scene transitions to a rustic log cabin nestled among dense pine trees, bathed in a distinctive purple hue characteristic of aged film stock. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of a mid-20th century mountain retreat.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127261548

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s 8mm archive requests needing a Lake Tahoe title card and mountain cabin cutaway for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The typed title card, stated elevation, and rustic cabin view support the 1938 home-movie context, with period detail limited to signage and mountain lodging architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a travel title card to a brief exterior glimpse of a cabin among pines.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe title card, elevation text, F. Repp proprietor text, pine trees, a stone chimney, log siding, and a cabin roofline.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, exposure variation, and a strong purple color shift in the cabin frames.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, travel-title transition, mountain-retreat cutaway, or brief memory beat in a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a family or traveler record of mountain lodging culture without confirming ownership, occupants, or the exact building identity beyond the title card.
Research note: Review the title-card text and cabin exterior for location and property context; copyright, likeness, and property permissions require separate evaluation.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Lake Tahoe title card, Dun Roamin' cabin footage, vintage California mountain cabin, and home movie travel signage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then with 1938 Bucks Lake or Lake Tahoe material, and then with broader vintage cabin, lake, and mountain travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm title card for Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe, showing F. Repp proprietor text and elevation 6225 feet. — Title card identifies Dun Roamin' at Lake Tahoe with proprietor and elevation details.

Second 1938 8mm title-card frame showing Dun Roamin' Lake Tahoe, F. Repp, Prop, and elevation 6225 feet. — The title card remains on screen, with lettering softened by film grain and focus.

1938 home-movie frame of a rustic mountain cabin exterior among dense pine trees, with a stone chimney and purple film shift. — A cabin exterior appears among pines, with log siding and a prominent stone chimney.

Final 1938 8mm frame of the mountain cabin exterior, framed by tall trees and brush with pronounced aged-film color shift. — The view holds on the cabin exterior, framed by trees and foreground vegetation.

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