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Chelan Washington USA-1939: Rainbow Falls Sign, Walking Cat, Reptile On Tree And A Man Working

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationChelan, Washington, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Chelan Washington
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Rainbow Falls Sign, Walking Cat, Reptile On Tree And A... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showcasing a series of candid outdoor scenes. The clip opens with a textured, grainy close-up of tree bark, followed by a view of dense forest foliage. A white directional signpost clearly reads "RAINBOW FALLS," pointing through the woods. A black and white cat walks across a paved surface, and a man in period clothing is seen working in a garden or yard. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: high grain, soft focus, and natural black-and-white imagery, capturing a nostalgic slice of mid-20th century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121507529

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Chelan, Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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

  • view
  • animals
  • plants
  • human
  • walking
  • working
  • sign
  • board
  • cat
  • reptile
  • tree
  • man
  • nature
  • chelan washington USA
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Rainbow Falls sign
  • black and white cat walking
  • man gardening 1939
  • classic Super 8 footage
  • archival nature scenes
  • old film grain
  • retro Americana
  • vintage outdoor footage
  • 8mm film
  • historical home movie
  • nature trail sign
  • 1930s family footage
  • nostalgic film clip
  • documentary style footage
  • vintage animal footage
  • old film footage
  • 8mm archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful 1930s Washington home-movie material for editors needing brief outdoor cutaways of forest signage, domestic animals, and everyday yard work.
Period detail
The signpost, clothing, black-and-white 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1939 date place the footage in a late-1930s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged visitor or family-film perspective, moving from woodland details to a directional sign, a walking cat, and a man working outdoors.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include tree bark, dense woods, a Rainbow Falls directional sign, a cat on pavement, leafy ground cover, and a man working with a long tool.
Film character
Soft focus, heavy grain, flicker, variable exposure, and handheld framing give the scan a clear physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, nature transition, travel-memory beat, or domestic-life cutaway within a 1930s Pacific Northwest sequence.
Historical context
The footage suggests recreational or household observation around Chelan, Washington, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific property or event.
Research note
People and readable signage are present, so copyright, likeness, sign identification, and location context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1939 8mm Washington home movie, Chelan Rainbow Falls sign, vintage cat walking footage, and 1930s outdoor yard work.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader 1930s nature, animals, and home-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing rough tree bark and surrounding forest growth.
Tree trunk texture and wooded background in a brief outdoor cutaway.
A white Rainbow Falls signpost stands among trees in black-and-white 1939 Chelan footage.
Directional sign for Rainbow Falls seen in a wooded setting.
Black-and-white cat walking across a light outdoor surface in 1939 Chelan home-movie footage.
Cat crossing the frame on an outdoor paved surface.
A man appears to work in a garden or yard with a long tool in 1939 Chelan home-movie footage.
Man working outdoors among low plants and branches.

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