Chelan Washington USA-1939: People Take A Lift Over The Mountains Where You Can

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

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People Take A Lift Over The Mountains Where You Can — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a scenic mountain landscape viewed from a moving vehicle. The clip features rugged, tree-dotted peaks under a clear blue sky, captured through a window frame with visible film grain and slight motion blur. A man wearing a red hat and glasses appears in one frame, smoking a cigarette, adding a personal, nostalgic touch. The footage captures the essence of mid-20th century travel and outdoor adventure in the Pacific Northwest.

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: 121508078

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 travel footage from the Chelan, Washington area for documentary inserts about mountain travel, scenic recreation, or Pacific Northwest home movies.
Period detail: The red brimmed hat, round eyeglasses, cigarette, and 8mm color stock may show late-1930s leisure travel details, though the lift structure itself is only partly visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged passenger viewpoint, moving past rocky slopes while briefly catching a fellow traveler looking toward the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rugged mountain ridges, scattered evergreen trees, blue sky, dark window or lift framing, a man in a red hat, round glasses, and a cigarette.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate edges, mild blur, and uneven exposure that place the scene firmly in a physical home-movie archive.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic transition, travel cutaway, mountain-lift insert, or brief human memory beat within a 1930s travel sequence.
Historical context: The views suggest recreational mountain sightseeing in the Chelan, Washington area, with the camera recording both landscape and a nearby traveler from inside or behind a lift frame.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos, minors, or clear private property are evident from these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s Chelan Washington 8mm mountain lift, vintage Pacific Northwest mountain travel, and home movie scenic landscape with passenger.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington travel footage, then broader 1930s mountain recreation and scenic transportation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Chelan, Washington area mountain ridge in 1939 home-movie footage, viewed through a dark lift or vehicle frame. — Rocky, tree-dotted mountain slope seen from a moving framed viewpoint.

A rugged Chelan-area mountain landscape passes behind a dark lift or vehicle frame in 1939 8mm footage. — Mountain terrain and scattered trees framed by the lift or vehicle structure.

An adult traveler in a red hat and round glasses faces the camera with a cigarette during a 1939 Chelan mountain outing. — Traveler in a red hat and glasses appears close to camera with mountain scenery behind.

Rocky Chelan-area mountainside seen from a moving lift or vehicle, with foreground blur and dark framing. — A rocky slope passes by as the camera moves behind a dark structural frame.

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