Chelan Washington-1939: Hunting Men Skinning Deer in Woods Joking and Chanting

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

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Hunting Men Skinning Deer in Woods Joking and Chanting — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men in the woods of Chelan, Washington, handling a hunted deer. One man in a hat and overalls smiles at the camera while holding a cloth, while another works on the animal. The grainy black-and-white footage shows them joking and chanting, with a bottle of preservative nearby. The scene reflects a rustic, candid moment from mid-20th century American hunting culture, preserved in classic Super 8 style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & 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: 127496074

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: Useful for documentary or museum edits needing 1930s rural Washington home-movie footage of hunting culture and informal camp behavior.
Period detail: The hats, overalls, monochrome 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1939 Chelan setting place the scene in late-1930s outdoor recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The men appear relaxed and performative, smiling, gesturing, and joking toward the camera while working beside the hunted deer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a deer carcass with antlers, trees and brush, a small bottle on the table, work clothes, hats, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm grain, slight blur, gate edges, exposure variation, and contact-sheet softness consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for hunting, rural leisure, masculine camaraderie, or prewar home-movie life.
Historical context: The footage shows a candid social moment around a hunted deer, reflecting visible outdoor recreation and animal processing without broader claims about local customs.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness and context should be reviewed separately from copyright; no brands or private property are evident in these frames.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington hunting footage, 1930s 8mm deer skinning home movie, and men joking in woods with hunted deer.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, then broader 1930s hunting, woods, and rural leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing an adult man handling cloth beside a hunted deer in the woods. — A man stands by the antlered deer during the hunting scene.

Adult man in outdoor work clothes stands beside the antlered deer during the 1939 Chelan hunting home movie. — The man faces the deer and work surface in the wooded setting.

Soft 8mm frame from Chelan showing two adult men moving around the hunted deer in the woods. — Motion blur catches the men gesturing near the deer.

Bright 1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing two adult men working close to the deer during the hunting scene. — Two men bend over the work area beside the deer.

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