Chelan Washington USA-1939: Grandfather and Boy with Fish Catch in Forest

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

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Grandfather and Boy with Fish Catch in Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 shows a grandfather and a young boy in a forested outdoor setting. The man, wearing overalls and a hat, proudly displays a string of freshly caught fish. The boy stands beside him, both smiling in a moment of shared accomplishment. The grainy black-and-white film captures the nostalgic charm of mid-20th century family life, with natural lighting and a handheld camera style typical of personal home movies. This authentic archival clip evokes themes of tradition, nature, and intergenerational bonding.

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: 121507921

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: 1939 8mm home-movie footage from Chelan, Washington, useful for productions needing family fishing, rural recreation, or intergenerational outdoor life.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, stringer of fish, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s family recreation scene, with the date and Chelan location supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family moment as an older man and a boy pose with a fresh fish catch in a wooded outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two people, overalls and brimmed hats, a string of fish, forest ground, tree trunks or brush, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The footage has strong 8mm grain, fluctuating exposure, soft focus, and visible frame-edge texture that give it a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for fishing trips, family heritage, outdoor labor, or rural leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects a domestic recreational fishing moment rather than a public event, showing family display of a catch in a wooded setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, including a likely child, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and source-rights checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm fishing home movie, Chelan Washington family footage, grandfather boy fish catch, and vintage outdoor recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan footage, then related family fishing, forest outing, and rural recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing an older man and a boy posing in a forested setting with a fish catch. — An older man and boy display a fresh fish catch outdoors.

Overexposed 8mm frame from the Chelan fishing scene, with two figures faintly visible beside the displayed catch. — Two figures remain faintly visible as the exposure washes out the fishing pose.

Washed-out 1939 home-movie frame of an older man and boy standing in the woods with fish held between them. — The fishing catch is shown between two family members in a bright, soft frame.

Chelan, Washington 8mm frame showing an older man in overalls and a boy beside a string of fish in a wooded area. — An older man in overalls stands beside a boy and their displayed fish catch.

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