Chelan Washington USA-1939: Men Eating And Drinking At Table Enjoying Life

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

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Men Eating And Drinking At Table Enjoying Life — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 shows two men sharing a meal at a table in a dimly lit room. The grainy black-and-white film captures them eating, drinking, and laughing together, with one man in a collared shirt and tie and the other in a dark sweater. The intimate, candid moment reflects mid-20th century domestic life, with visible film grain and soft focus characteristic of home movie cameras. The scene exudes warmth and camaraderie, offering authentic archival footage of everyday joy and friendship.

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: 122610905

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suitable for 1930s domestic life segments in documentary features, educational films about Depression-era America, or commercial projects needing authentic pre-war home-life imagery.
Period detail: Visible period dress including what may be suspenders and a collared shirt; the dimly lit interior and tableware style are consistent with a late-1930s domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: Unstaged candid laughter and reaching across the table capture the unguarded warmth of a shared meal between friends or family members.
What appears in frame: Two adult men, tablecloth-covered dinner table, ceramic cup, multiple plates and dishes, small candle-like light source, food items, dark interior wall behind subjects.
Film character: Heavy silver-halide grain, underexposed shadows, and soft focus throughout are hallmarks of late-1930s 8mm amateur stock shot in low interior light.
Edit role: Works as a warm memory beat or intimate insert cut within a Depression-era domestic sequence; also usable as a transitional dissolve to reinforce human connection.
Historical context: The candid informality and modest setting may reflect everyday social life in small-town Pacific Northwest America in the late 1930s; no external landmarks are visible.
Research note: Adult faces are clearly visible and identifiable; likeness rights for private individuals in archival home-movie footage require independent legal review before commercial use.
Research search match: 1930s home movie men eating, pre-war American domestic life, Depression-era dinner table footage, black and white 8mm indoor meal scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other Chelan Washington 1939 clips from the same reel, then with Pacific Northwest domestic footage from the late 1930s, then with any pre-war mealtime footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 8mm home movie frame circa 1939 showing two men at a set dinner table in a dimly lit interior, Chelan, Washington. — Two men sharing a meal, c. 1939.

1930s 8mm home movie frame of two men at a domestic dinner table in Chelan, Washington; one man in dark clothing raises his hand. — Two men at dinner, one gesturing, c. 1939.

8mm home movie frame circa 1939 showing two men laughing at a domestic dinner table; the left man wears suspenders and is mid-laugh. — Two men laughing together at dinner, c. 1939.

8mm home movie frame circa 1939 of two men at a domestic dinner table in Chelan, Washington; one man reaches across toward his companion. — Man reaching across to companion at the dinner table, c. 1939.

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