Chelan Washington-1939: Shots Of Snow Covered Trees Cutting To White-Tipped Peaks

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

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Shots Of Snow Covered Trees Cutting To White-Tipped Peaks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene winter landscape in Chelan, Washington. The footage opens on snow-covered trees in a dense forest, with visible film grain and scratches characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The camera pans across the rugged terrain, revealing white-tipped peaks in the distance. The black-and-white imagery evokes a quiet, nostalgic atmosphere, showcasing the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest during a cold winter. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496189

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1930s 8mm home-movie winter landscape footage suited to documentary cutaways, regional history edits, and nature-history sequences needing Chelan, Washington atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white 8mm footage of snowy forest and distant peaks, with period clues coming mainly from the 1939 metadata and home-movie film texture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged traveler or family-observer perspective, lingering on winter trees and mountain scenery rather than directed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include snow-covered brush, conifer trees, bare branches, distant white peaks, dark frame edges, vertical scratches, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries heavy grain, gate edges, flicker, scratches, and shifting exposure that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter establishing insert, scenic transition, memory beat, or quiet cutaway within a Pacific Northwest archival sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a snowy wooded landscape in the Chelan area, but the frames do not show buildings, people, roads, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though users should still review copyright status and confirm location or landscape identification for their use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 8mm Chelan winter landscape, Washington snow-covered trees, vintage home movie mountain peaks, and Pacific Northwest forest footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington footage, then broader winter forest, mountain landscape, and Pacific Northwest home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing snow-covered brush and conifers with visible grain and scratches. — Snow-covered trees and brush fill the opening winter landscape frame.

Snowy Chelan-area woodland appears in a grainy 1939 8mm frame, with brush, conifers, and a dark gate edge. — A dense patch of snow-covered woodland appears beside the dark film edge.

White-tipped mountain peaks appear faintly beyond a dark edge in this overexposed 1939 Chelan winter frame. — Distant pale peaks emerge through an overexposed section of the winter view.

A darker 1939 Chelan home-movie frame shows snow patches, brush, branches, and wooded ground with heavy grain. — The view cuts to darker wooded ground with snow patches and tangled branches.

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