Chelan Washington-1939: Man in Suit Walking Through Dense Forest

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

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Man in Suit Walking Through Dense Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man in a dark suit and hat walking through a dense forest in Chelan, Washington. The black and white footage shows him moving among tall trees and rocky terrain, with natural light filtering through the canopy. The grainy texture and slight motion blur reflect the era's amateur film quality. The scene evokes a sense of quiet exploration and historical Americana, offering authentic archival footage of early 20th-century outdoor life.

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: 127496254

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s 8mm home-movie forest footage for documentary sequences needing a quiet outdoor walking insert from Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The man's dark suit, brimmed hat, and suspenders may show informal 1930s outdoor dress captured in a family travel or recreation setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie moment as a man moves through trees and brush while the camera observes from a nearby position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, brimmed hat, suspenders, tree trunks, dense brush, rocks, forest floor, and uneven natural light.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan shows heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, frame jitter, and contact-sheet edge shadows consistent with amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, rural travel insert, forest cutaway, or transition into a 1930s outdoor recreation sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for early home-movie documentation of outdoor movement in wooded Washington terrain without making broader historical claims.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, though no logos, music, or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s 8mm forest walk, Chelan Washington home movie, black-and-white man hiking, and vintage outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, then broader 1930s forest, hiking, or rural travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington footage, a suited man in a brimmed hat walks among trees in a high-exposure forest scene. — A man in dark clothing walks through trees in the opening forest view.

Chelan forest terrain appears in soft black-and-white 8mm, with a tree trunk, rocks, brush, and dappled ground cover. — The camera holds on rocks and brush near a large tree trunk.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of Chelan woodland ground, showing a large tree trunk, scattered rocks, brush, and leafy debris. — Rocks and undergrowth fill the forest floor beside a dark tree trunk.

A soft 1939 Chelan forest view shows dense brush, rocks, and ground cover beside a dark vertical tree trunk. — The final frame settles on brush and rocky terrain in the wooded setting.

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