Chelan Washington USA-1939: Mountain Landscape View From Window

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

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Mountain Landscape View From Window — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, captured through a window frame. The clip shows a scenic mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks and a body of water, likely a lake, under a partly cloudy sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and scratches, with a distinct greenish-blue tint typical of early color film. The view shifts slightly, suggesting movement from a boat or vehicle, offering a nostalgic glimpse of nature and outdoor recreation in the Pacific Northwest during the late 1930s.

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: 122610497

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.

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 (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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suitable for 1930s Pacific Northwest documentary segments or travel montages requiring authentic pre-war color 8mm landscape footage.
Period detail: Pronounced teal color cast, soft grain, and surface scratches are consistent with early color reversal film stock of the late 1930s; the shifting framing suggests a moving vessel or vehicle.
Home-movie behavior: The informal, slightly drifting viewpoint conveys a vacationer recording an admired mountain vista in passing rather than composing a staged scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Snow-capped mountain peaks, forested lower slopes, a lake or river band in the middle distance, partly cloudy sky, teal-green color cast, visible film grain, surface scratches, and a dark film artifact visible in one frame.
Film character: The footage shows a pronounced teal-green color shift, soft grain, occasional surface scratches, and a dark linear film artifact, all characteristic of aged 8mm color reversal stock.
Edit role: Works as a transitional insert or geographic establishing cutaway in a 1930s Pacific Northwest sequence, lending period texture to travel or nature documentary editing.
Historical context: Color 8mm home-movie equipment was becoming more accessible to American middle-class vacationers by the late 1930s, making footage like this a tangible record of recreational travel in the pre-war Pacific Northwest.
Research note: No identifiable individuals, logos, or private interiors are visible in the frames; copyright ownership and chain of title should nonetheless be confirmed with the archive before licensing.
Research search match: Researchers seeking 1930s Pacific Northwest landscape, Lake Chelan boat-trip color film, pre-war Washington state mountains, or early color 8mm outdoor travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Chelan 1939 reel; then with Washington state outdoor footage from the 1930s–1940s; then with Pacific Northwest lake and mountain travel sequences of the same era.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide mountain and lake view framed by a window edge, likely near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939, 8mm color film with teal cast. — Mountain range and lakeside view, Chelan area, Washington, 1939.

Close view of snow-capped peaks above dense forest, consistent with the mountains near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939, 8mm color film. — Snow-capped peaks above forested slopes, Chelan area, 1939.

Mountain and forested slopes with a dark film scratch artifact across the frame, likely near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939, 8mm color film. — Mountain landscape with film scratch artifact, Chelan area, 1939.

Mountain and forested slopes from a slightly changed viewpoint suggesting movement, likely near Chelan, Washington, circa 1939, 8mm color film. — Mountain panorama from moving viewpoint, Chelan area, Washington, 1939.

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