Chelan Washington USA-1939: Men Cutting Log With Saw and Sharing Beer

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

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Men Cutting Log With Saw and Sharing Beer — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 shows four men in a forest clearing, wearing red hats and work clothes, using a large saw to cut a log. One man in a red shirt and overalls operates the saw while others assist, with one man in a plaid shirt handing a beer bottle to a smiling colleague. The scene captures a moment of camaraderie and labor in a lush, green woodland setting, with natural light filtering through the trees and the characteristic grain and color saturation of 1930s home movie film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 122610154

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

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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: 1939 Chelan home-movie footage supports documentary requests for Depression-era leisure, outdoor labor, and informal male camaraderie in the Pacific Northwest.
Period detail: The red hats, work clothes, large hand saw, and color 8mm look may show a late-1930s recreational logging or camp scene rather than formal industrial work.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the men smiling, passing a bottle, and working together around the log in a relaxed woodland setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four adult men, red hats, a large saw, a cut log, a bottle, dark overalls, trees, and a rough outdoor clearing.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for early outdoor work, friendship, camp life, or regional home-movie sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a social outdoor work moment in Chelan, Washington, without enough evidence to identify the men, exact site, or purpose of the log cutting.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm Chelan Washington men cutting log, vintage home movie beer sharing, and Pacific Northwest woodland labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Chelan footage, then other 1939 Washington home movies, then broader outdoor labor and male friendship scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing men in red hats gathered around a large saw and cut log in the woods. — Men gather around a large saw and log in a forest clearing.

Chelan home-movie frame showing men in red hats beside a cut log and long saw, with one man leaning forward at the right. — The group remains clustered around the saw and cut log.

1939 Chelan frame with four adult men in red hats around a cut log, one holding the saw handle in a forest setting. — A man grips the saw handle while the others stand near the log.

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