Chelan Washington USA-1939: Sailor and Men on Rocky Lakeshore

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

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Sailor and Men on Rocky Lakeshore — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1939 in Chelan, Washington, showing a sailor in a navy uniform and white cap collecting items along a rocky lakeside. The grainy, color-bleached film captures several men in period clothing—some in red sweaters and hats—working together on a stony shore surrounded by evergreen trees. The scene has a nostalgic, documentary feel with natural lighting and slight camera shake, typical of amateur 8mm home movies from the era.

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: 122610471

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: Fits archival requests for 1930s Pacific Northwest everyday life, military personnel off-duty, or pre-WWII Americana set against a natural lakeside environment.
Period detail: White navy-style cap with dark brim and period civilian jackets suggest late 1930s; the evergreen lakeshore is consistent with the claimed 1939 Washington state location.
Home-movie behavior: Amateur footage captures a candid group work scene — men moving wooden crates on a rocky shore — with the spontaneous energy typical of home-movie documentation of shared activity.
What appears in frame: Sailor in white navy cap and dark jacket, man in bright red sweater, wooden crates or boards being carried, rounded lakeshore stones, dense evergreen trees, calm lake water, and driftwood logs.
Film character: Color 8mm with a blue-purple cast and soft grain consistent with Kodachrome-era stock; slight handheld camera shake and variable exposure lend authentic amateur texture throughout.
Edit role: The wide establishing shot in frame 0 anchors a scene; the close-up frames deliver strong human-face inserts or memory beats suited to a pre-WWII civilian-military narrative.
Historical context: A sailor filmed in a relaxed outdoor setting circa 1939 — two years before Pearl Harbor — offers a rare glimpse of US military personnel in a casual Pacific Northwest environment.
Research note: Identifiable faces appear in multiple close-up frames; copyright likely rests with the original filmmaker's estate; standard editorial license research required before broadcast use.
Research search match: Likely matched by: '1930s US sailor Pacific Northwest,' 'pre-war color home movie Washington state,' 'vintage military off-duty lakeside,' or 'color 8mm 1939 outdoor.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel or collection; then 1930s Washington state or Pacific Northwest outdoor footage; then pre-WWII military civilian-life or lakeside-activity clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide establishing shot of several figures on a rocky shoreline near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; evergreen forest and lake water visible in background. — Wide view of group working on the rocky lakeshore, Chelan, Washington, circa 1939.

Close-up of man wearing white US Navy-style cap and dark jacket carrying a wooden board; rocky lakeshore and second figure behind, Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — Sailor in white navy cap carrying a wooden board on a rocky shore.

Group of men including a sailor in white cap and a companion in red sweater moving wooden crates on a rocky lakeshore, Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — Sailor in white cap and man in red sweater moving a wooden crate on a rocky shore.

Sailor in white navy cap stooping on rocky lakeshore near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; companion in dark jacket and fallen log visible beside him. — Sailor stooping on a rocky lakeshore with companion and fallen log nearby.

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