Chelan Washington USA-1939: Camping In The Woods

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

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Camping In The Woods — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a family camping in a dense forest. The grainy black-and-white film captures individuals in period attire, including wide-brimmed hats, walking through wooded terrain and relaxing near a lake. One scene shows two people in a small boat on the water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: visible grain, scratches, and natural wear, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 121507617

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: 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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s Pacific Northwest home-movie requests needing brief outdoor recreation, camping, lakeside, or wooded travel footage for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm frames may show period outdoor clothing, small boats, and informal camp furniture consistent with the 1939 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged leisure observation: people sit or move around a wooded lakeside area while small boats cross open water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include wooded shoreline, seated figures, small boats on water, camp-like furniture, dark reel borders, scratches, and soft black-and-white exposure.
Film character: The clip has a worn 8mm home-movie texture with heavy grain, gate edges, vertical scratches, uneven exposure, and soft handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway for 1930s camping, lake recreation, or family travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers social context for casual outdoor recreation near Chelan, showing lakeside leisure and wooded surroundings without supporting a specific event claim.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, audible music, or clear private property are evident from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm camping, 1930s lake recreation home movie, and vintage Pacific Northwest family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan footage, then broader 1930s camping, lake, forest, or home-movie recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Chelan-area 1939 home-movie frame with two distant figures in light clothing among trees and soft overexposed foliage. — Distant figures move through a wooded outdoor setting.

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing distant figures gathered near trees with a chair or camp furniture in view. — People gather near trees and outdoor furniture in a wooded lakeside setting.

Chelan 1939 home-movie frame with a small boat carrying two distant figures on a bright lake surface. — A small boat with two people crosses the lake.

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing two distant figures in a small boat against a bright lake and soft shoreline. — Two people ride in a small boat on the lake.

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