Chelan Washington USA-1939: The Fight Of The Mighty Bosses

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

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The Fight Of The Mighty Bosses — Clip Details

Vintage 1939 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington, USA, capturing a tense physical altercation in grainy black and white. The low-light, handheld camera work shows two men in period clothing engaged in a struggle, with one man appearing to overpower the other in a confined indoor space. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—high grain, soft focus, and natural motion blur—suggesting an unscripted, spontaneous event. The raw, unedited quality provides authentic archival material for historical or dramatic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & whiteHandheld
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: 122610853

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: Fills 1930s physical-confrontation requests for historical drama and documentary producers needing unscripted pre-war conflict footage from the Pacific Northwest.
Period detail: Period clothing visible in the clearest frame may show 1930s men's workwear; furniture silhouettes are consistent with late Depression-era domestic interiors.
Home-movie behavior: Extreme handheld shake and tight framing suggest an amateur filmmaker reacting in real time to an unplanned altercation, not a staged or rehearsed event.
What appears in frame: Motion-blurred figures in a dark interior, light-colored work shirt, dark trousers, a chair silhouette, a bright ambient light source, and deep frame vignette.
Film character: Pronounced silver-halide grain, deep frame vignetting, and severe motion blur from a handheld 8mm camera in underlit conditions give the footage urgent, unstaged texture.
Edit role: Best suited as a brief visceral insert or memory-flash cut in historical narratives about Depression-era conflict, labor disputes, or interpersonal violence.
Historical context: If the 1939 Chelan, Washington metadata is accurate, this predates US involvement in World War II and reflects a period of economic and social tension in rural Washington State.
Research note: Adult figures appear across frames; faces are largely obscured by motion blur but may not be fully unidentifiable—standard likeness review applies; private interior requires property clearance.
Research search match: Researchers may search: 1930s fight scene 8mm, pre-war physical altercation home movie, Depression-era black-and-white conflict footage, Pacific Northwest 1939.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same Chelan contributor reel, then 1930s Pacific Northwest home movies, then pre-war domestic or labor conflict footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Extreme close-up 8mm home movie frame circa 1939, figure in light fabric with severe motion blur in a dark indoor setting. — Frame 1 of 4: motion-blurred close-up of a figure in light clothing, dark interior, circa 1939.

8mm home movie frame circa 1939, person in light-colored shirt bent or falling forward in a dark interior, head partially visible with heavy motion blur. — Frame 2 of 4: figure in light shirt bent forward in motion, dark interior, circa 1939.

8mm home movie frame circa 1939, lower body and legs in rapid motion in a dark indoor space, pale object on the floor and high grain throughout. — Frame 3 of 4: motion-blurred lower body in dark trousers, pale object on dark floor, circa 1939.

8mm home movie frame circa 1939, possibly Chelan, Washington, two men in apparent physical confrontation in a dark room with a chair and bright ambient light source visible. — Frame 4 of 4: two figures in apparent physical confrontation, chair visible in background, dark interior, circa 1939.

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