Chelan Washington USA-1939: Tent Burning Down In Nature

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

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Tent Burning Down In Nature — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA, 1939, showing a tent in a wooded area. The scene begins with a low-angle view of the tent under trees, with sunlight filtering through the canopy. The image gradually darkens as the tent appears to burn, culminating in a bright yellow-orange glow that fills the frame. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural light effects, capturing a dramatic moment of a campfire or fire consuming the tent. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century outdoor recreation and potential camping mishaps.

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: 122610292

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Chelan, Washington 8mm footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief outdoor camping fire or tent-burning scene.
Period detail: The canvas-style tent, wooded campsite setting, and 8mm home-movie color support a late-1930s recreational context without showing landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching a tent under trees as the scene darkens and the fire glow overtakes the frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tent or tarp structure, tree trunks, leafy canopy, dark campsite ground, smoke or haze, and an intense yellow-orange burn flare.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, uneven exposure, strong color shift, handheld framing, and flare that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, hazard cutaway, or memory beat for camping, outdoor recreation, or fire-related sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually connects mid-20th-century outdoor leisure with the risk and unpredictability of open-air camping materials and fire.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the supplied frames, but copyright and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s 8mm camping fire, Chelan Washington home movie tent, vintage tent burning footage, and archival outdoor recreation fire.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Chelan or 1939 outdoor footage, then broader camping, forest, fire, and recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing a tent or tarp form under trees, partly silhouetted against patches of bright sky. — A tent-like structure sits beneath a wooded canopy before the scene darkens further.

Dark 8mm frame from the Chelan campsite scene, with the tent form still visible among trees in low exposure. — The wooded tent scene falls into deep shadow as the short sequence progresses.

Chelan 1939 frame with smoke or haze near the tent structure, seen through heavy grain and low light. — Smoke or haze appears near the tent in the dark wooded setting.

Final Chelan campsite frame dominated by yellow-orange fire glow, with a faint tent outline still visible. — A strong yellow-orange burn flare overwhelms the tent scene near the end of the clip.

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