Chelan Washington USA-1939: One Person Capturing Video In The River And Enjoying

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

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One Person Capturing Video In The River And Enjoying — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a person in light-colored clothing standing near a rocky riverbank. The grainy black-and-white film captures a quiet moment by the water, with a wooden plank and cloth draped over a structure in the foreground. The scene exudes nostalgic charm, with natural light filtering through trees and a sense of peaceful outdoor recreation. The footage is authentic archival material, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

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: 121507911

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 riverbank footage for documentary inserts about outdoor recreation, travel, family leisure, or rural Washington memory scenes.
Period detail: The clothing, black-and-white 8mm texture, and informal outdoor filming may show late-1930s home-movie recreation in Chelan, Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of a person standing by moving water while the camera observes from a casual home-movie distance.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a rocky stream, wooden plank or narrow board, draped cloth, trees, brush, light clothing, and a person near the riverbank.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast exposure, and contact-sheet edge artifacts that read as authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet cutaway, riverbank transition, outdoor memory beat, or establishing insert within a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal leisure near a natural waterway, with no visible landmark or event confirming more specific historical context.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1930s 8mm Chelan riverbank, Washington home movie stream, vintage outdoor recreation, and rocky river footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Chelan or 1939 Washington material, then with broader home-movie river and outdoor recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a rocky stream, narrow wooden plank, and draped cloth near the bank. — A rocky riverbank with a plank and draped cloth beside the moving water.

Chelan riverbank frame from 1939 8mm footage, with a slanted board, cloth, rocks, and flowing water visible. — A slanted board and cloth rest near a rocky stream edge.

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing a person in light clothing near trees and brush along the riverbank. — A person stands among trees and brush beside the riverbank.

Chelan, Washington frame from 1939 showing a person standing near trees and dense brush beside the riverbank. — A figure in light clothing stands near trees and brush at the water's edge.

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