Chelan Washington USA-1939: Two Men Fighting Outside at Night

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

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Two Men Fighting Outside at Night — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Chelan, Washington, 1939, showing two men engaged in a physical altercation outdoors at night. The grainy black-and-white film captures the struggle in dim lighting, with one man in a dark suit and the other in lighter clothing. The scene unfolds in a dark, undefined outdoor setting, possibly near a road, with the camera remaining mostly static. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and flicker, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & whiteNight
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: 122610964

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: Fits documentary requests for 1930s social conflict, pre-WWII rural American life, or Depression-era community footage where candid amateur film is essential.
Period detail: Dark suit and light-colored shirt on the two men are consistent with late-1930s working-class American dress; no other period-specific props are clearly visible in the dim frames.
Home-movie behavior: Shaky framing, severe underexposure, and close-range handheld capture suggest a bystander recording a spontaneous incident rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Two adult men grappling at close range, heavy film grain, dark low-key exterior setting, a grinning face visible in one frame, a partial third figure in the background, motion blur, and a near-featureless dark wall.
Film character: Heavy 8mm grain, severe underexposure from low-light shooting, intermittent flicker, and motion blur give the footage a raw documentary texture that heightens the physical immediacy of the scene.
Edit role: At five seconds, this clip suits use as a visceral insert or memory beat in sequences about social conflict, masculine culture, or Depression-era rural American community life.
Historical context: Candid footage of a physical altercation on amateur 8mm film is rare primary-source material; a visible grin in one frame suggests the encounter may be mock combat or horseplay rather than a genuine assault.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces are visible in multiple frames; original copyright belongs to the filmmaker's estate, and no on-screen individuals or property have been cleared for likeness use.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1930s fight footage,' 'Depression-era home movie,' '8mm night exterior altercation,' or 'pre-war amateur film Pacific Northwest.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Chelan, Washington reel or donor collection, then 1930s night-exterior home-movie material, then social-conflict or roughhousing clips from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two men grappling at close range in a dark exterior setting, possibly Chelan, Washington, circa 1939; grainy underexposed 8mm home-movie footage. — Two men struggle at close range in the dark, circa 1939.

Two men locked in a close clinch, one in a striped shirt; underexposed 8mm home-movie footage, possibly Chelan, Washington, circa 1939. — Close clinch between the two men; striped shirt detail visible, circa 1939.

Grinning man faces camera during a physical struggle in a dark outdoor setting; the clearest frame of the clip, consistent with circa 1939 8mm home-movie footage. — One man grins toward the camera mid-struggle, possibly mock combat, circa 1939.

Near-silhouette of one figure with raised arm against a dark wall; final frame of the 8mm clip, likely circa 1939, Chelan, Washington. — Single figure near a dark wall, arm raised; clip's final frame.

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