Chelan Washington-1939: Black And White Video With People Gathering

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationChelan, Washington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Chelan Washington

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Black And White Video With People Gathering — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men in Chelan, Washington, gathered outdoors in a wooded, rocky area. Dressed in hats and period clothing, including a plaid shirt and light jackets, they appear to be engaged in a shared task or discussion. The grainy black-and-white footage shows natural movement and interaction, with one man handling an object while others observe. The scene exudes a candid, historical atmosphere, offering authentic archival footage of everyday life in the late 1930s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496093

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest home-movie requests needing candid outdoor footage of men gathered in a wooded work or camp setting.
Period detail: The hats, plaid shirt, light jackets, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s rural or recreational setting, with Chelan, Washington supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as men lean in, handle an object, and gather around a small outdoor table in a casual home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in brimmed hats, a plaid shirt, light jackets, rocky ground, trees, a small table, cups, plates, and an object being handled.
Film character: The footage shows soft black-and-white contrast, visible grain, vertical scratches, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of original 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for Depression-era outdoor life, camp activity, or men working together.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal male social activity or shared outdoor work in a wooded Chelan-area setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the task.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or clear private property are visible from these frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 8mm home movie men outdoors, Chelan Washington vintage footage, black-and-white camp gathering, and 1930s rural social scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Chelan material, then other 1939 Washington footage, then broader 1930s outdoor gathering or camp-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington footage, two men in brimmed hats lean close together in a rocky outdoor area. — Two men bend over a shared task in a rocky outdoor setting.

A man in a plaid shirt stands at a small outdoor table with cups, plates, and a pale object in the Chelan home-movie footage. — A man handles an object on a small outdoor table.

Two men in period outdoor clothing stand together in Chelan as one appears to handle or inspect a light-colored object. — Two men gather around an object during an outdoor activity.

Several men in hats are grouped among trees in the Chelan, Washington footage, with one seated or crouched near the foreground. — Men gather in a wooded area during a brief home-movie scene.

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