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Chelan Washington USA-1939: A Man In A Red Hat Sitting In A Forest Then Drinking From A Stream

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationChelan, Washington, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Chelan Washington
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A Man In A Red Hat Sitting In A Forest Then Drinking... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA, 1939, showing a man in a red hat and plaid shirt sitting in a forest clearing. The clip transitions from blurry, damaged film frames to clear scenes of the man resting among rocks and trees, then drinking from a stream. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural lighting, capturing a quiet moment in nature. The man wears a red hat and dark clothing, surrounded by green foliage and rocky terrain. This authentic archival material offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor life.

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
122609989

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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Topics & Keywords

  • red hat
  • man
  • blurry
  • stream
  • drinking
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  • nature
  • chelan washington USA
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • red hat man
  • drinking from stream
  • forest scene
  • 8mm archival footage
  • classic Super 8
  • nature footage
  • outdoor recreation
  • old film footage
  • historical footage
  • retro film
  • nostalgic clip
  • vintage nature
  • man in red hat
  • sitting in forest
  • drinking water
  • 1930s home movie
  • archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest outdoor-life requests needing brief 8mm home-movie inserts of a man resting and drinking near a forest stream.
Period detail
The red hat, plaid shirt, outdoor clothing, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1930s leisure or travel scene, with Chelan, Washington supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The value is an unstaged personal moment: a man pauses among rocks and trees, then bends down to drink from a stream as the camera observes quietly.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include damaged leader-like frames, a seated man in a red hat, plaid shirt, rocks, trees, green undergrowth, and a narrow stream.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, fading, gate edges, handheld framing, and intermittent blur that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role
Editors can use it as a memory beat, nature cutaway, transition from damaged film to readable action, or short insert for outdoor recreation history.
Historical context
The footage visually suggests private travel or leisure in a wooded Chelan-area setting without establishing a named trail, park, event, or land ownership.
Research note
A visible adult appears, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, music, or clear private property are visible, while copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm home movie, man red hat forest stream, Pacific Northwest outdoor footage, and vintage drinking from creek.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan 1939 outdoor scenes, then broader 1930s forest, stream, travel, and home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Damaged 8mm home-movie frame from the Chelan, Washington clip, showing blurred pale areas and dark film borders before the forest scene resolves.
Soft, damaged opening frame with heavy blur and visible film borders.
A second blurred and faded 8mm frame from the 1939 Chelan clip, with indistinct landscape tones and visible gate or film-edge darkness.
Faded transitional frame before the outdoor action becomes clear.
In the Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie footage, a man in a red hat and plaid shirt sits in a rocky forest clearing.
A man rests among rocks and trees in the forest clearing.
The man in the red hat bends toward a small stream in the Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie scene, surrounded by rocks and dense green plants.
The man bends down at the rocky stream amid dense greenery.

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