Chelan Washington USA-1939: Cowboy Admires Mountain Scenery from Window

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

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Cowboy Admires Mountain Scenery from Window — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939. A man in a cowboy hat and suit smiles warmly, rubbing his chin in contemplation while gazing out a window. The scene transitions to sweeping views of rugged, snow-dusted mountain peaks under a clear blue sky, with a small bird flying across the frame. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural light, capturing a nostalgic moment of quiet reflection and awe in the American West.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121508177

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Chelan, Washington, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 suited to documentary requests for Western travel, mountain sightseeing, and reflective visitor moments in Washington State.
Period detail: The man's brimmed hat, suit jacket, and warm reversal-film color may show late-1930s travel style, supported by the 1939 Chelan metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds an unstaged pause as an adult man rubs his chin near a window before the camera turns to mountain views.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a hat, a window frame, blue sky, snow-dusted mountain ridges, dark film edges, and a small bird-like speck.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief reflective insert, travel transition, or cutaway from a human reaction to mountain scenery.
Historical context: The footage presents leisure travel or sightseeing in the American West without enough visible detail to identify a specific landmark beyond the supplied Chelan location.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos or private property appear in these frames, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1939 Washington 8mm mountain travel, Chelan home movie scenery, cowboy hat man at window, and vintage Western sightseeing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader mountain travel and home-movie reaction scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan home-movie footage, an adult man in a brimmed hat rubs his chin near a window in warm, soft light. — A man in a hat pauses by the window with his hand at his chin.

A snow-dusted mountain ridge appears beyond dark window framing in the Chelan, Washington travel footage. — Mountain peaks come into view beyond the dark window edge.

A rocky, snow-marked mountain peak fills the lower frame under blue sky in the 1939 Chelan home movie. — The camera lingers on a rugged mountain peak under clear sky.

A wide view of snow-dusted mountain ridges and pale sky closes the brief Chelan, Washington scenery shot. — Snow-dusted ridges stretch across the final mountain view.

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