Chelan Washington USA-1939: Adventure And Survival In Forested River Landscape

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

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Adventure And Survival In Forested River Landscape — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 captures a person in a forested river environment. The clip shows a figure in a red hat and dark clothing navigating a rocky riverbank surrounded by dense evergreen trees. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, with some frames showing motion blur as the person moves through the landscape. The sequence includes a bright overexposed shot and a close-up of film damage, highlighting the authentic archival quality of this historic footage. The scene evokes a sense of outdoor adventure and survival in the American wilderness.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122609961

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: Useful for 1930s home-movie requests needing outdoor travel, riverbank movement, or wilderness survival atmosphere in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s outdoor clothing and handheld amateur filming, with a red hat and dark garments visible but no precise fashion details identifiable.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged figure moving through a rocky riverside setting as a home-movie camera observes from a distance and close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-hatted figure, dark clothing, rocky riverbank, flowing water, evergreen forest, bright overexposed frames, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, visible grain, handheld framing, exposure shifts, motion blur, and contact-frame borders that preserve the physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wilderness insert, memory beat, travel transition, or cutaway for archival outdoor recreation and river landscape sequences.
Historical context: The images place a person within a forested river landscape, suggesting amateur outdoor travel or recreation without proving a specific activity or event.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are evident, and copyright status remains separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm home movie, forest riverbank footage, vintage outdoor adventure, and amateur wilderness travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington material, then broader vintage forest, river, and outdoor travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a distant red-hatted figure near driftwood, stones, and evergreen trees by a riverbank. — A red-hatted figure stands on a rocky riverside clearing with forest behind.

Chelan-area 1939 home-movie frame with a dark figure moving close to shallow water, stones, and shadowed riverside vegetation. — A dark figure moves through a shadowed rocky edge beside shallow water.

Overexposed 8mm home-movie frame from the Chelan sequence, with blurred warm-toned landscape shapes and visible film marks. — A bright overexposed passage reduces the landscape to warm blurred shapes.

Soft, blurred 1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing indistinct landscape tones, dark film borders, and visible archival film texture. — A blurred frame emphasizes the film border, grain, and indistinct outdoor forms.

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