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1939: Car Driving Along Country Road near Lake Tahoe

1939: Car Driving Along Country Road near Lake Tahoe

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  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationLake Tahoe, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1939 California

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Car Driving Along Country Road near Lake Tahoe — Clip Details

1939: Driving down a quiet country road near Lake Tahoe, California, this vintage 8mm home movie captures a serene moment of early 20th-century transportation. The film shows a classic automobile navigating a winding rural path surrounded by natural scenery, evoking a sense of nostalgia and historical charm. Shot on 8mm film, the footage offers authentic archival quality with soft focus and natural lighting typical of home movies from the era. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, and retro-themed projects exploring mid-century American life and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
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License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
5s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
68808169

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
may
Reel-level year note
1939
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1939 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

  • driving
  • country
  • road
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  • transportation
  • lake tahoe california
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • classic car driving
  • rural road 1939
  • Lake Tahoe California road trip
  • old transportation footage
  • 1930s Americana
  • archival 8mm film
  • vintage road trip
  • historic driving scene
  • retro travel footage
  • old film footage
  • 1930s country road
  • classic automobile
  • nostalgic home movie
  • vintage documentary
  • 8mm archival footage
  • California countryside 1939
  • old film travel
  • vintage road journey

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