Chelan Washington USA-1939: Two Dogs Playing With Their Master In Countryside

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

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Two Dogs Playing With Their Master In Countryside — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 captures a quiet countryside moment. The clip opens on a dirt path through a wooded area, then focuses on two playful puppies interacting with each other and a man in a plaid shirt and hat. The black-and-white film shows natural movement and authentic charm, with visible grain and soft focus typical of amateur 8mm recordings. The scene conveys a sense of rural life and familial connection, with the dogs exploring their surroundings and the man observing them closely. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into 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: 121507867

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: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum edits needing rural Washington domestic animal life and informal countryside leisure.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm look, outdoor clothing, dirt path, and metadata-supported 1939 Chelan setting place the scene in late-1930s rural America.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes two dogs at close range as they sit, move, and play beside an adult man, preserving an unstaged family-pet moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooded dirt path, two dogs, an adult man's legs and plaid shirt, rough ground, foliage, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate shadows, and handheld movement consistent with amateur 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for rural family life, pets, or prewar American home movies.
Historical context: The footage shows everyday companionship between a man and two dogs in a countryside setting, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific farm or property.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos or audible music are apparent and copyright clearance remains separate from privacy or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm dogs, vintage home movie pets, rural countryside dogs playing, and 1930s family animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, and finally broader rural pet or home-movie countryside scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm frame showing a wooded dirt path in soft focus with bright reflected light and dark film edges. — A handheld view looks down a shaded dirt path through trees.

Two dogs, one light-coated and one darker, sit together on rough countryside ground in a 1939 Chelan home-movie frame. — The two dogs sit close together near a partially visible adult.

A dog sits upright beside an adult man in dark trousers, with another dog partly visible in soft black-and-white 8mm footage. — A seated dog looks up beside the man's legs as another dog remains partly in frame.

Soft, motion-blurred 1939 Chelan frame showing a plaid-shirted adult man close to dogs in a rural outdoor setting. — Motion blur catches the man in a plaid shirt near the dogs at close range.

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