Chelan Washington USA-1939: A Beautiful Day For A River Trip Around The Forest

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

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A Beautiful Day For A River Trip Around The Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a serene river trip through a dense forest. The black-and-white film captures two individuals in a small rowboat gliding across calm waters, surrounded by lush trees and natural foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, film scratches, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style atmosphere. The camera remains steady, focusing on the peaceful journey through the wooded landscape, with the riverbank and trees forming a tranquil backdrop.

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: 121507716

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: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest home-movie requests needing quiet river travel, wooded recreation, or small-boat leisure footage for documentary and memory sequences.
Period detail: The small rowboat, plain outdoor clothing, and black-and-white 8mm texture support a late-1930s home-movie reading, with Chelan, Washington and 1939 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged river outing, with two people riding past the camera in a small boat while the shoreline and water remain the main home-movie focus.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooded riverbank, calm rippled water, overhanging branches, a small rowboat, two seated or standing occupants, and dark contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft black-and-white exposure, visible 8mm grain, mild scratches, and a steady home-movie viewpoint that preserve the physical-film character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief cutaway, travel insert, seasonal nature transition, or reflective memory beat within a Pacific Northwest or family-recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational river travel in a forested setting, offering visual context for outdoor leisure and small-boat movement without identifying the people shown.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately from the visual content.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Chelan Washington home movie river boat, 1930s 8mm forest trip, vintage rowboat on river, and Pacific Northwest outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Chelan or Washington footage from 1939, then broader 1930s river, forest, boating, and family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing rippled river water, dense trees, and overhanging branches along the far bank. — The camera looks across the river toward a shaded, tree-lined bank.

1939 Chelan, Washington footage shows two distant people in a small rowboat passing across calm water near dense shoreline trees. — A small boat with two occupants travels past the wooded bank.

The frame shows the Chelan river setting in black-and-white, with rippled water, low branches, and dense trees along the opposite bank. — Water and shoreline fill the frame between boat passes.

A 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame shows two distant boaters on calm water, with dense trees and shoreline vegetation behind them. — The rowboat continues along the river near the tree-lined shore.

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