Emerald Bay State Park California-1973: Elevated Pan Revealing a Rocky Island and Forested Shore

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationEmerald Bay State Park, California, United States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Emerald Bay State Park, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

scenic travel
mountain landscapes
lake scenery
visitor viewpoints
forest
home-movie tourism

Shot type: extreme wide
Camera: pan · handheld · Elevated downward view across the bay
Setting: outdoor · Forested mountain lake basin with a rocky island
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Hazy distance with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with subdued contrast
People: 0 · No clearly discernible people.
Landmarks: Emerald Bay · Fannette Island · Lake Tahoe
Objects: lake water · conifer trees · rocky island · forested shoreline · mountain ridges · foreground branches
Colors: blue · purple-blue · dark green · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Open water and a wooded shore fill the elevated view.
Fannette Island begins entering from the right during the pan.
The rocky island is fully visible beneath the forested slope.
The pan carries the island toward the center of the composition.

Elevated Pan Revealing a Rocky Island and Forested Shore — Clip Details

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, circa 1973 home movie footage shows a broad expanse of blue water beneath wooded slopes and distant mountain ridges. The camera pans right from foreground conifers, bringing Fannette Island into view. The rocky, tree-covered island moves toward the center as the elevated view continues across the bay in one uninterrupted shot.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004246

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 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: Emerald Bay State Park, 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: Supports requests for circa 1973 California travel home movies and a recognizable Lake Tahoe landscape establishing shot.
Period detail: The soft, cool-toned film rendering provides archival texture, while the landscape contains no independently dateable clothing, vehicles or signs.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor-held camera pans from a broad overlook view toward the island as a scenic subject.
What appears in frame: Blue water surrounds a rocky island with conifers, backed by a wooded shoreline and mountain ridges, with nearby branches along the lower edge.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, cool color rendition and occasional dark specks give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use as an establishing shot or scenic transition, allowing the island reveal to supply movement within the edit.
Historical context: The panorama records Emerald Bay as a scenic visitor subject, with Fannette Island anchoring the composition.
Research note: No discernible people, readable logos or clearly identifiable private property appear; copyright in the footage remains separate from any applicable property rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for Emerald Bay home movies, Fannette Island panoramas and circa 1973 Lake Tahoe small-gauge travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Harvey's exterior, Elvis advertising, Sahara signs or forest waterfall, then with circa 1973 Tahoe views and other mountain-lake travel films.

Still Frames From This Clip

Emerald Bay, California, circa 1973: open blue water, a wooded peninsula and distant mountain ridges framed by foreground conifers. — The opening view spans open water toward a wooded shoreline.
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Fannette Island enters the right edge during an elevated pan across Emerald Bay, California, circa 1973. — The pan begins revealing the island at the right edge.
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Fannette Island is fully revealed against the forested shore of Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, circa 1973. — The rocky island is fully visible in the lower right of the panorama.
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Elevated view of Fannette Island near the center of Emerald Bay's blue water, with wooded slopes beyond, California, circa 1973. — Fannette Island anchors the later view beneath the wooded mountain slope.
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