Chelan Washington USA-1939: Man Drinking from Stream in Grassland

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

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Man Drinking from Stream in Grassland — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939. A man in a white shirt and red hat bends over to drink from a small stream in a grassy, rocky area. The scene captures a quiet moment in nature, with natural light and the characteristic grain and color saturation of early 20th-century film. The final frames show a distant view of a mountainous landscape, suggesting a scenic outdoor excursion. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122609998

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 (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: Useful 1930s 8mm home-movie material for edits needing outdoor travel, rural recreation, or personal excursion footage from Washington State.
Period detail: The clothing, red cap, soft color, and 8mm home-movie handling may show late-1930s recreational travel rather than a staged scene.
Home-movie behavior: A man bends low at a small stream to drink, giving the clip an unstaged, personal travel-diary quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt and red hat, grass, rocks, a narrow stream, distant water, mountains, and heavy frame borders.
Film character: The footage has saturated early color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition from intimate outdoor action to a broader mountain-lake view.
Historical context: The clip visually places a traveler in a natural setting near Chelan, showing casual outdoor recreation without supported claims about a specific event.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no logos, audible music, or private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm home movie, man drinking from stream, vintage outdoor travel, or mountain lake scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan footage, then broader 1930s outdoor recreation or mountain-lake travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan home-movie footage, a man in a white shirt and red hat leans down beside a narrow grassy stream. — A man bends toward a small stream in a rocky grassland area.

The man stays low beside the stream in the Chelan outdoor scene, partly blurred by motion and 8mm film softness. — The man remains crouched near the stream, surrounded by grass and scattered rocks.

A soft 8mm view shows water in the foreground and a hazy mountainous shoreline, consistent with the Chelan travel setting. — The scene shifts to a distant view of water and mountains.

A distant mountain-and-water view closes the Chelan 8mm clip, with soft exposure and visible frame edges. — A hazy mountain view appears across the water in the final frame.

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