Lake Tahoe California-1938: Panoramic View Of A Lake In The Mountains Covered In Pine

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Lake Tahoe California

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Panoramic View Of A Lake In The Mountains Covered In Pine — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a serene panoramic view of Lake Tahoe, California. The footage, bathed in a distinctive blue-purple tint characteristic of early color film, shows calm waters nestled between forested mountains. Evergreen trees frame the foreground, while distant peaks fade into the hazy atmosphere. The camera remains steady, offering a tranquil, nostalgic glimpse of the natural landscape. This archival clip evokes mid-20th century Americana and is ideal for historical documentaries, nature montages, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127263458

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: Lake Tahoe, 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 landscape footage suited for documentary inserts about Lake Tahoe, mountain recreation, western travel, or period nature views.
Period detail: The clip shows a tinted 8mm view of forested lakeshore and distant mountains, with no visible vehicles, buildings, clothing, or signage to independently date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-shot scenic viewpoint across the lake, valuing the broad vista rather than staged action or identifiable subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep blue lake water, pine trees in the foreground, layered mountain ridges, hazy sky, dark frame edges, and a contact-sheet divider.
Film character: The footage carries a blue-purple early color cast, soft focus, light grain, and slight exposure variation that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet establishing shot, nature cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into a Lake Tahoe or mountain-lake sequence.
Historical context: As home-movie landscape material, it documents how a private camera recorded Lake Tahoe scenery as a scenic destination without showing visitors or built infrastructure.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or property concerns for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s 8mm Lake Tahoe footage, vintage home movie mountain lake, California forested lake view, and blue-tinted travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1938 Lake Tahoe or California mountain footage, then with broader vintage lake and evergreen landscapes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Lake Tahoe home-movie frame showing calm blue water, hazy mountain ridges, and pine-covered shoreline. — A blue-purple view across Lake Tahoe toward layered mountain ridges and forested shore.

1938 Lake Tahoe frame with calm water below hazy ridges, bordered by dark film edges and foreground trees. — The lake and mountains remain steady in a soft, blue-toned 8mm view.

1938 Lake Tahoe home-movie view with foreground pines, blue lake water, and soft distant mountain forms. — Evergreen trees enter the foreground as the lake stretches toward hazy mountain ridges.

1938 Lake Tahoe frame with a tall pine foregrounding the blue lake and distant, softly focused mountains. — A tall pine anchors the foreground of the blue-toned Lake Tahoe mountain vista.

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