Chelan Washington USA-1939: A Sunny Day On The Boat With Family And Friends

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

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A Sunny Day On The Boat With Family And Friends — Clip Details

Vintage 1939 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, capturing a sunny day of family and friends cruising on a boat. The clip features a man in a fedora and a woman in a dark suit with a light scarf and sunglasses, both enjoying the ride. The background shows a lush forested shoreline and churning water, with natural sunlight creating bright highlights and deep shadows. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and authentic 1930s-era clothing and hairstyles, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121508012

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm home-movie clip supports documentary or museum requests for late-1930s American lake leisure, boating, and family travel footage.
Period detail: The clothing, including a fedora, brimmed hats, sunglasses, a dark suit, and a light neck scarf, gives visible late-1930s leisure clues consistent with the supplied 1939 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its casual boat-ride framing, with companions looking around, facing the camera, and enjoying movement across sunlit water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include passengers on a boat, a forested shoreline, bright lake water, wake or churning water, hats, sunglasses, a light scarf, and strong midday sunlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, gate edges, slight color fading, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for 1930s leisure travel, lake vacation, family outing, or boat-cruise sequences.
Historical context: The footage offers a small social view of prewar American recreation, showing well-dressed adults relaxing on a boat rather than a formal public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to copyright review; no logos, children, or private property are evident in these frames.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm boating, 1930s family lake vacation, vintage home movie boat ride, and American leisure travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Chelan or Washington lake footage, and then with broader 1930s boating, vacation, and family leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing boat passengers in hats with trees and shoreline behind them. — Passengers in brimmed hats ride on a boat near a wooded shoreline.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame of a woman in sunglasses, dark suit, and light scarf seated against sunlit lake water. — A woman in sunglasses and a light scarf sits aboard the boat with water behind her.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame showing a woman facing the camera in sunglasses, a dark jacket, and a light scarf on a boat. — The woman faces the camera as the boat moves across bright water.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame of a woman in sunglasses looking downward during a sunny boat ride on the lake. — The woman looks down while seated on the boat beside sunlit water.

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