Chelan Washington USA-1939: Man in Glasses Interacts with Another Man in Dimly Lit Room

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

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Man in Glasses Interacts with Another Man in Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a man in a suit and glasses interacting with another man in a dimly lit indoor setting. The grainy black-and-white film captures a candid moment where one man, wearing a vest and tie, appears to be adjusting or handling an object while another man stands nearby. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with natural film grain and soft focus, typical of amateur home movies from the late 1930s. The interaction seems informal and playful, possibly involving a small animal or prop, with the men engaged in a lighthearted exchange. The footage is unsteady, with slight camera movement, enhancing its authentic, personal feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & white
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: 122610742

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.

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits documentary requests for late-Depression-era domestic social life or small-town Pacific Northwest home-movie footage from the late 1930s.
Period detail: Visible period markers include men's suit jackets, vests, dress shirts with neckties, and wire-rimmed glasses consistent with late-1930s American menswear.
Home-movie behavior: A candid, unstaged moment of two men engaged in informal close interaction at what appears to be a domestic gathering, with camera proximity suggesting the filmmaker knew the subjects well.
What appears in frame: Two adult men, dark suit jackets, vest, dress shirt, neckties, wire-rimmed glasses, a small dark handheld object of indeterminate nature, and plain interior walls.
Film character: Heavy corner vignetting, dense silver-halide grain, soft focus under low ambient light, and occasional motion blur mark this as authentic 8mm amateur stock shot without supplemental lighting.
Edit role: Best deployed as a candid memory-beat insert or reaction cutaway in a documentary sequence on late-1930s domestic or small-town American social life.
Historical context: Indoor domestic social scenes from the late Depression era are comparatively rare in home-movie archives, offering candid evidence of period dress and private-space interior conditions.
Research note: At least two adult men's faces are clearly visible with no identification or talent releases on file; editorial or documentary use requires personality-rights clearance assessment under applicable law.
Research search match: Researchers may reach this clip via queries such as '1930s men indoors home movie,' 'late Depression domestic footage,' or 'Pacific Northwest amateur 8mm 1939.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Chelan, Washington reel; then broader Pacific Northwest home-movie footage of the same period; then late-1930s indoor social-gathering clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Amateur 8mm footage circa 1939, Chelan, Washington — man in dress shirt and tie examines a small dark object in a dimly lit indoor setting. — Man handling small dark object in dimly lit interior, circa 1939.

Amateur 8mm circa 1939, Chelan, Washington — bespectacled man in dark jacket holds a small dark object and smiles; second man partially visible in background shadow. — Bespectacled man in dark jacket holds small object, second figure in shadow behind, circa 1939.

Amateur 8mm circa 1939, Chelan, Washington — man in glasses and tie tilts head upward; second man stands in background against a plain low-lit interior wall. — Man in glasses and tie looks upward, second man visible in background, circa 1939.

Amateur 8mm circa 1939, Chelan, Washington — man in vest and white shirt bends forward over a dark object; partial figure of a second person appears at the lower frame edge. — Man in vest bends forward handling dark object; second figure partially visible at lower frame edge, circa 1939.

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