Chelan Washington USA-1939: Squirrel Climbing Tree Trunk

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationChelan, Washington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 · Chelan, Washington, United States

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Squirrel Climbing Tree Trunk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 captures a squirrel in its natural forest habitat. The grainy black-and-white film shows the small animal climbing and scurrying up the textured bark of a large tree trunk, with dense foliage visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including natural grain, slight motion blur, and dark vertical borders. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century wildlife observation and family filmmaking.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121507520

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 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
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: Chelan, Washington, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s wildlife, forest habitat, and home-movie nature observation inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look and metadata-supported 1939 Chelan setting place the clip in late-1930s amateur filmmaking.
Home-movie behavior: The footage reflects an unstaged home-movie attempt to follow a small animal as it moves on a tree trunk in wooded surroundings.
What appears in frame: A large tree trunk, rough bark, leafy forest background, dark film borders, and a small squirrel shape appear across the frames.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, motion blur, and dark frame edges give the scan a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, nature transition, or memory beat within a Pacific Northwest or home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows casual wildlife observation in a forested setting without visible people, buildings, signage, or identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and location metadata should still be verified before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 8mm squirrel footage, Chelan Washington forest wildlife, vintage home movie nature, and archival tree-climbing animal shots.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan footage, then broader vintage 8mm wildlife or forest habitat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing a small squirrel on textured bark in a wooded setting. — A squirrel clings to the bark of a large tree with dense foliage in the background.
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Black-and-white 8mm frame from Chelan, Washington, with a squirrel near a rough tree trunk in forest cover. — The squirrel remains close to the tree trunk as the home-movie camera follows the wooded scene.
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Metadata-supported 1939 Chelan forest frame showing a squirrel against a large textured tree trunk. — A small squirrel is visible against the bark while the forest background stays softly detailed.
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Late-1930s 8mm frame from Chelan showing a blurred forest view and tree trunk as the squirrel becomes difficult to see. — The final frame softens with motion blur, leaving the tree trunk and surrounding foliage most visible.
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