California-1980: Older Man Reading a Book Against a Tree Beside an Alpine Lake

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

backpacking
leisure
reading
wilderness
alpine lake
rest
outdoor recreation

Shot type: medium
Camera: static
Setting: outdoor · Grassy subalpine lakeshore with pines, a green lake and a bare granite slope
Time and weather: day · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright daylight with the reader in tree shade
People: 1 · One grey-haired adult man in glasses, navy jacket and khaki trousers, seated against a tree reading
Objects: paperback book · tree trunk · red stuff sack · upturned brimmed hat · dark bag · canvas high-top shoes · eyeglasses · boulder in lake
Colors: green · pale turquoise · navy blue · red · khaki
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man sits against a tree reading a book beside an alpine lake.
He turns his eyes down the page while his red pack and hat lie beside him.
The scene holds still on the reader, the lake and the granite slope.

Older Man Reading a Book Against a Tree Beside an Alpine... — Clip Details

Probably the Sierra Nevada of California, circa 1980, home movie footage. A grey-haired man in glasses, a navy jacket and khaki trousers sits against a tree trunk on a grassy lakeshore, reading a paperback book held on his raised knee. A red stuff sack, an upturned brimmed hat and a dark bag lie on the ground beside his canvas high-top shoes, with a small pine, a green lake and a pale granite slope behind. The camera holds steady in one static shot.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002013

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 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: Fits requests for circa 1980 wilderness leisure footage, such as a hiker reading at a mountain lake, for documentaries on outdoor recreation or aging and travel.
Period detail: Khaki trousers, a navy jacket, canvas high-top shoes and a red nylon stuff sack may show outdoor gear and clothing typical of around 1980.
Home-movie behavior: A fellow traveller filmed the man unposed, absorbed in his book during a rest stop, which gives a candid view of downtime on the trip.
What appears in frame: A grey-haired man reading against a tree trunk, a paperback on his knee, a red stuff sack and upturned hat by his feet, a young pine, and a green lake under a granite slope.
Film character: Super 8 reversal grain, saturated greens and reds, a cyan cast in the water and a soft background give it a warm projected-film texture.
Edit role: Works as a quiet cutaway or memory beat between hiking and camp scenes, or as a calm establishing moment at a lakeside camp.
Historical context: Shows a backpacking group taking leisure time in granite high country, probably the Sierra Nevada, during an organised outing with pack-train support.
Research note: The man's profile may be recognisable, so likeness permission is advisable; film copyright is separate, and no logos, artwork or private property are visible.
Research search match: Researchers might search 'man reading by alpine lake Super 8', 'vintage backpacker resting at camp' or 'Sierra Nevada lake home movie circa 1980'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's camp chatting, trout cleaning and sunlit alpine lake clips, then other Sierra high-country lakes of the same era, then leisure-in-nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Hiker reading against a tree beside a green alpine lake below granite, probably Sierra Nevada, circa 1980 — A hiker reads a paperback against a tree at a high-country lake, circa 1980.
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Backpacker's red stuff sack and brimmed hat beside a reading man at a granite lake, likely California, circa 1980 — Gear lies beside the reader's feet: a red stuff sack, a brimmed hat and a dark bag.
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Man in navy jacket reading in shade at a subalpine lakeshore, Super 8 home movie, probably Sierra Nevada, circa 1980 — The reader rests in shade while the lake and meadow lie in sunlight behind him.
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Quiet rest hour at a granite-basin lake, man reading by a pine, probably California high country, circa 1980 — A calm rest hour on a backpacking trip in granite high country, circa 1980.
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