Chelan Washington USA-1939: Man Walks Around Group of Men Wrestling on Wooden Floor

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

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Man Walks Around Group of Men Wrestling on Wooden Floor — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, USA, in 1939, showing a man in a vest and tie walking through a dimly lit indoor space. The grainy black-and-white film captures a group of men, some in shirts and suspenders, engaged in what appears to be a wrestling match or physical contest on a wooden floor. The camera remains mostly stationary with slight handheld movement, emphasizing the candid, archival nature of the recording. The scene exudes a nostalgic, historical atmosphere typical of mid-20th century amateur film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 122610870

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: Serves documentary or educational producers seeking pre-WWII American small-town life or candid amateur sport and recreation footage from the late 1930s.
Period detail: Men's clothing, including what appears to be vests, waistcoats, and dress shirts, is consistent with late 1930s casual or working wear, though the dim lighting limits detailed assessment.
Home-movie behavior: The close-range, candid filming of an informal wrestling match among men points to an unscripted community or social gathering recorded by an amateur with an 8mm camera.
What appears in frame: Grainy black-and-white footage; multiple men grappling on a wooden floor; one figure in a vest and necktie; dim indoor ambient lighting; deep shadow in background; shirts and dark trousers visible.
Film character: Heavy silver-grain texture, deep shadow clipping, and slight exposure variation throughout are characteristic of low-light 8mm home-movie shooting from the late 1930s.
Edit role: Best deployed as a brief insert or memory beat within documentary segments on pre-war American social life, amateur sport, or small-town community gatherings.
Historical context: Informal wrestling or physical contests among men were a common recreational and social activity in small American towns in the late 1930s; this footage appears to document such a gathering.
Research note: Adult faces are partially visible in multiple frames; likeness rights cannot be determined from the footage alone, and editorial-use clearance should be confirmed with a rights specialist before commercial use.
Research search match: Likely found via queries such as '1930s men wrestling indoor 8mm,' 'pre-war American home movie physical contest,' or 'vintage amateur sport footage Pacific Northwest 1939.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Chelan, Washington reel; then with 1930s Pacific Northwest home movies; then with pre-war American amateur sport or recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark, grainy 8mm home-movie frame from around 1939 showing men wrestling or grappling in a dimly lit indoor space in Chelan, Washington. — Men in close physical contest on a wooden floor, circa 1939, Chelan WA.

Two men in close physical contest, one facing the camera in a light shirt, recorded on 8mm in a dark interior around 1939 in Chelan, Washington. — Two men grapple indoors; one faces the camera directly, circa 1939.

A man wearing a vest and necktie bent forward in a strenuous posture on a wooden floor, filmed on 8mm in a dark interior around 1939 in Chelan, Washington. — Man in vest and tie stooped forward during a physical contest, circa 1939.

A man wearing a vest in a low crouching or active stance on a wooden floor, captured on 8mm home-movie film around 1939 in Chelan, Washington. — Man in vest crouching during an informal contest on a wooden floor, circa 1939.

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