Chelan Washington USA-1939: Four Men Sawing Tree Log in Forest

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

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Four Men Sawing Tree Log in Forest — Clip Details

Vintage 1939 home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, showing four men in red hats and work clothes operating a portable saw to cut a large tree log in a forest. One man actively saws while others observe and assist, with one drinking from a bottle. The scene captures a moment of manual labor in a wooded setting, filmed on 8mm film with natural lighting and authentic period clothing. The final frame shows a misty mountain silhouette at dusk, adding a scenic backdrop to the rustic workday.

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: 122610162

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 clip for edits needing rural labor, logging-adjacent work, or Depression-era outdoor work activity in Washington state.
Period detail: The red hats, work shirts, suspenders, hand tools, and 8mm color home-movie look may show late-1930s recreational or work-party clothing and manual wood cutting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal group behavior as the men watch, assist, drink, and take turns around the log rather than posing for a staged work scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four adult men, red hats, a large felled log, a long saw or cutting tool, forest undergrowth, work clothes, and handheld outdoor framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the work scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert or cutaway for rural work, timber handling, male group labor, or a memory beat within a Washington home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places adult men in a wooded setting around a log, suggesting small-scale wood cutting or outdoor work without proving an industry, employer, or event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property appear, and copyright status is separate from personal or location permissions.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s 8mm men sawing log, Chelan Washington home movie, vintage outdoor labor, rural work party, and forest log cutting footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then Chelan or Washington footage from 1939, then broader 1930s rural labor, forest, or home-movie work scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing four adult men in red hats around a large log in the forest as one prepares to saw. — Four men gather around a felled log in a wooded setting as one man leans into the cutting work.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame with men in red hats beside a large forest log, including one drinking from a bottle. — A man drinks from a bottle while others remain near the log and cutting tool in the forest.

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing men around a forest log, with one man extending a bottle near the work area. — The group pauses around the log as one man leans forward with a bottle near the saw.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame of four adult men grouped around a large log in dense woods during a sawing sequence. — The men cluster around the felled log as one leans across it and others watch from the side.

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