California-1936: View Of Small White Object In Lake Water On A Clear Day

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Year1936
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1936 California

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View Of Small White Object In Lake Water On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1936, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside view from a fixed perspective, likely through a window frame. The scene features calm water in the foreground with a small white object floating near the shore. A rugged, sunlit hillside with textured earth tones forms the background under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color palette, film grain, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The consistent framing and lack of movement suggest a quiet, observational moment from a California summer day.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127477718

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1936 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California nature or travel edits needing a quiet lakeside cutaway from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1930s visitor view of a dry California lakeshore, with visible clues limited to the film format, color stock, and rugged undeveloped landscape.
Home-movie behavior: The fixed framing feels like an unstaged vacation observation, lingering on water and hillside rather than people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippling lake water, a small pale object near the shore, rocky bank, dry hillside, sunlit ridges, clear sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, scratches, and gate edges that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, travel transition, location-establishing cutaway, or memory beat between more active home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for outdoor recreation or sightseeing in California without showing identifiable people, buildings, vehicles, or named landmarks.
Research note: No people, brands, or obvious private property are visible, but copyright status and any location-based permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1936 California lake footage, 1930s 8mm nature cutaway, vintage home movie water view, and dry hillside shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1936 California outdoor views, then broader vintage lake, shoreline, or quiet landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1936 California 8mm frame showing lake water, pale shoreline, and a rugged sunlit hillside beyond. — Lake water and a dry hillside seen from a fixed home-movie viewpoint.

1936 California lakeshore view with rippling water, a light bank, and textured dry hillside in soft 8mm color. — A steady view across water toward a sunlit rocky bank and hillside.

1936 California 8mm frame with a small white object floating near shore against water and a rugged hillside. — A small pale object appears on the water near the rocky lakeshore.

1936 California home-movie frame showing blue lake water, a rocky point, dry hills, and clear sky. — A wider fixed view shows the lake edge, rocky bank, hillside, and clear sky.

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