Chelan Washington USA-1939: That's How To Catch A Fish

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

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That's How To Catch A Fish — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing two men in a small rowboat on a calm lake. One man stands, holding a fishing rod and reeling in a catch, while the other sits and assists. The scene is framed by a dark border, with visible film grain and scratches, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century outdoor recreation. The men wear period-appropriate clothing, including hats, and the surrounding shoreline is lined with dense trees. The footage has a grainy, monochrome aesthetic typical of amateur film from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121507768

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.

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 (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

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: 1930s Pacific Northwest home-movie footage suited for documentary or museum edits about recreational fishing, boating, lakeside leisure, or family travel in Washington state.
Period detail: The men's brimmed hats, simple rowboat, fishing tackle, and monochrome 8mm home-movie texture support a late-1930s outdoor recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged fishing moment as one man stands to reel in a catch while another sits nearby and assists from the small boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small rowboat, fishing rods or lines, rippled lake water, dense shoreline trees, dark film gate edges, and surface scratches.
Film character: The footage has strong 8mm grain, soft contrast, dark rounded frame borders, slight exposure variation, and visible scratches that identify it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for fishing success, lakeside recreation, or a quiet transition in a family-travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows leisure fishing from a small boat on a wooded lake, reflecting everyday outdoor recreation rather than a staged commercial or public event.
Research note: Two adults are visible and may require likeness review; no logos, music, private interiors, or identifiable private property are apparent, but copyright and permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Chelan Washington fishing, vintage 8mm lake boating, men in rowboat catching fish, and 1930s home movie outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Chelan or Washington footage from 1939, then broader vintage lake, boating, fishing, and vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing two men in a small rowboat on rippled water beside a wooded shoreline. — Two men fish from a small rowboat near the tree-lined shore.

Two men continue fishing from a small rowboat on Lake Chelan, with the standing man handling the rod. — The standing fisherman works the line while his companion sits nearby.

Chelan home-movie frame with a fisherman standing in a rowboat as the boat moves toward the edge of the frame. — The boat drifts partly out of frame as the fishing line is handled.

1939 Chelan fishing scene with two adults in a rowboat, one standing with a rod against a wooded lakeshore. — One man stands with the rod as the seated companion remains in the boat.

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