Chelan Washington USA-1939: Four Men With A Dog Working Near A Pier With A Boat

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

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Four Men With A Dog Working Near A Pier With A Boat — Clip Details

Vintage 1939 home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, showing four men and a dog at a lakeside pier. The men wear period attire including hats and jackets, with one in a red plaid shirt. They stand near a small boat on a rocky shore, surrounded by water and forested hills. The 8mm film exhibits natural grain, warm color tones, and a slightly faded look characteristic of mid-20th century amateur recordings. The scene captures a quiet moment of daily life by the lake, with the men appearing to prepare for or return from a boat trip.

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: 122610396

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills requests for late-1930s Pacific Northwest daily life, suitable as an establishing insert in documentaries on Depression-era rural America or regional history productions.
Period detail: Men's work jackets, red plaid shirt, and brimmed hats suggest late-1930s Pacific Northwest working dress; color 8mm stock may indicate post-1936 Kodachrome or similar color film.
Home-movie behavior: The informal grouping, unhurried conversation, and presence of the dog suggest a personal outing recorded by a fellow traveler rather than any staged or commercial shoot.
What appears in frame: Four men in work jackets and brimmed hats, a medium-sized dog, wooden pier pilings, a flat-bottomed utility boat, rocky lakeshore, calm lake water, and steep forested hills.
Film character: Warm color palette with visible grain, soft focus at frame edges, and slight highlight bloom characteristic of late-1930s 8mm amateur color stock lend the scene its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a brief establishing insert or memory-beat cutaway in a documentary on 1930s rural Pacific Northwest life, Depression-era leisure, or regional working-class history.
Historical context: Lake Chelan is a glacial lake in north-central Washington used for recreation and small-boat fishing; the relaxed lakeside scene may reflect the kind of weekend outing common to the region in the late 1930s.
Research note: Adult faces are visible and potentially identifiable in multiple frames; these are unidentified private individuals — consult legal counsel on likeness rights before any commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1930s Washington State lake footage,' 'Depression-era Pacific Northwest home movie,' or '8mm color lakeside 1939' to locate this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Chelan location; then with 1930s–1940s Pacific Northwest lake scenes; then with working-men-outdoors or small-boat-launch sequences of the same era.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two men in work jackets near a pier piling on a rocky shore, likely Lake Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; a dog stands in the foreground. — Two men and a dog at the lakeshore pier, circa 1939.

Three men wearing brimmed hats and work jackets on a rocky lakeshore, likely Lake Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; a dog stands nearby and forested hills rise in the background. — Three men with a dog on the rocky shore, forested bluffs beyond, circa 1939.

Four men in work clothing and brimmed hats on the rocky shore of what appears to be Lake Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; a utility boat is moored nearby and a dog stands among them. — Four men, a dog, and a moored boat on the lakeshore, circa 1939.

Four men in jackets and hats with a dog near a moored utility boat on what appears to be Lake Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; steep forested hills frame the background. — Men and dog beside a moored boat on the lakeshore, circa 1939.

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