Chelan Washington USA-1939: Three Men Play Fight With One Holding Up A Chair To

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

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Three Men Play Fight With One Holding Up A Chair To — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan Washington USA in 1939 shows three men engaged in a playful mock fight in a dimly lit indoor setting. One man holds a wooden chair aloft as a makeshift shield while another appears to be defending himself. The grainy black-and-white film captures the spontaneous energy of the moment, with a spotlight illuminating the subjects against a dark background. The men wear casual clothing typical of the era, including sweaters and collared shirts, with one man wearing glasses. The handheld camera work adds to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this archival home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 122610941

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: Serves 1930s American social history documentaries, nostalgia reels, and Depression-era lifestyle features needing candid footage of male leisure and informal camaraderie in a small-town Pacific Northwest setting.
Period detail: Men's collared shirts and a wooden straight-back chair appear consistent with late 1930s American casual dress; spotlight-lit interior setting may show a fraternal lodge or civic hall.
Home-movie behavior: Three friends horse around for the camera in an unscripted mock fight, the chair-wielder hamming up the moment—a candid social ritual invisible in produced period media.
What appears in frame: Three adult men, a raised wooden straight-back chair, spotlight illumination against a near-black background, a circular wall emblem or plaque, and rows of dark seating visible in one frame.
Film character: Heavy grain, deep shadow clipping, and spotlight-blown highlights are characteristic of 8mm film exposed in low artificial light, lending the footage an urgent, newsreel-like texture.
Edit role: Works as a brief insert or memory-beat cutaway evoking prewar male camaraderie; the chair-raise is visually distinct enough for a freeze-frame or title-card background.
Historical context: Indoor horseplay in what may be a lodge or civic club reflects informal male leisure culture in late-Depression-era small-town America, where fraternal organizations were central social hubs.
Research note: Adult faces are clearly visible and identifiable in multiple frames; a circular wall emblem visible in one frame may indicate a fraternal or civic organization—both require rights review before editorial use.
Research search match: 1930s home movie candid horseplay, prewar American men indoor 8mm, Depression-era Pacific Northwest social footage, black-and-white club room 1939.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Chelan Washington reel; then with 1930s Pacific Northwest social footage; then with Depression-era male camaraderie or club-room scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man in profile in a dimly lit room, circa 1939, Chelan, Washington.

A wooden chair hoisted aloft during a mock fight, with a circular wall emblem or plaque visible at frame right; Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — A wooden chair raised overhead, with a circular wall emblem in the background, circa 1939.

A wooden chair in motion in a darkened room with rows of empty seats visible in the background, suggesting a hall or lodge interior, circa 1939. — Chair swung in motion, rows of seating visible behind in a dark interior, circa 1939.

Two men in a playful mock grapple, faces illuminated by spotlight against a dark interior background, Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — Two men in close mock combat, faces caught in spotlight illumination, circa 1939.

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