Chelan Washington-1939: Black And White Footage Of Squirrel Climbing A Tree

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

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Black And White Footage Of Squirrel Climbing A Tree — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a squirrel climbing a tree in a dense forest. The black-and-white footage shows the animal scaling the rough bark, surrounded by leafy branches and dappled sunlight. The grainy texture and slight motion blur reflect the era's amateur cinematography, offering a nostalgic glimpse of wildlife in Chelan Washington. This archival clip evokes a sense of quiet observation and natural history.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496282

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: This 1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm clip supports archive requests for Depression-era home-movie wildlife, forest cutaways, and quiet natural-history inserts.
Period detail: The visible period clues are primarily the black-and-white 8mm texture, handheld framing, and metadata-supported 1939 date rather than any identifiable built environment or clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational feel of an amateur home-movie operator following a squirrel on a tree trunk from a close, patient forest vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a squirrel on rough bark, large tree trunks, leafy branches, bright dappled forest light, soft focus, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The clip shows strong 8mm grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, slight blur, and handheld reframing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, nature transition, or memory beat within a 1930s Pacific Northwest or amateur natural-history sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents casual wildlife observation in a wooded setting, with no people, buildings, vehicles, or landmarks visible in the sampled frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location metadata, and any broader property or collection restrictions should still be checked.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Chelan Washington squirrel footage, black-and-white 8mm forest wildlife, vintage home movie animal in tree, and 1930s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, then black-and-white 8mm wildlife or Pacific Northwest forest footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame with a squirrel near a large tree trunk amid leafy forest branches. — A squirrel clings near the bark of a large tree in a dense wooded setting.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Chelan, Washington showing a large tree trunk with dense branches around it. — The camera holds on a tree trunk and surrounding canopy as the squirrel blends into the bark and foliage.

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame with soft focus on tree bark, branches, and bright foliage. — Soft focus and bright exposure obscure detail while the camera remains close to the tree.

Black-and-white 1939 Chelan frame showing a large tree trunk, surrounding branches, and a faint squirrel form near the bark. — A squirrel appears near the trunk as branches and bright forest light fill the background.

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