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Chelan Washington-1939: Two People Row A Small Boat On A Medium-Sized Lake

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

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Two People Row A Small Boat On A Medium-Sized Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two people rowing a small boat on a calm lake in Chelan, Washington. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the pair in period attire, one actively rowing while the other sits calmly. The scene unfolds on a quiet day with gentle ripples on the water and a natural shoreline in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—scratches, dust, and soft focus—adding to its authentic archival quality. This nostalgic clip offers a glimpse into mid-20th century recreation and outdoor leisure.

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
127496383

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

  • row
  • water
  • outside
  • sport
  • recreation
  • fun
  • exercise
  • friends
  • family
  • people
  • small
  • boat
  • medium-sized
  • lake
  • transportation
  • chelan washington
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • rowing boat
  • lake recreation
  • black and white archival
  • outdoor leisure
  • period clothing
  • 1930s lifestyle
  • family activity
  • small boat
  • water sports
  • historic footage
  • nostalgic home movie
  • Super 8 film
  • American pastime
  • old film
  • documentary clip
  • vintage recreation
  • classic Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s Pacific Northwest leisure footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing small-boat recreation on a lake.
Period detail
The rowboat, brimmed hats, and black-and-white 8mm look may show late-1930s casual outdoor recreation, consistent with the supplied Chelan, Washington 1939 metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of two people sharing a quiet rowboat outing, with one person rowing while the other sits nearby.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a small rowboat, two seated people, oars, bright lake water, shoreline or bank in the distance, sun glare, and film-frame borders.
Film character
The 8mm scan has soft focus, high contrast, visible scratches, dust, gate edges, and exposure variation that give the lake scene clear physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, recreation insert, or reflective memory beat within a sequence about lakeside travel or family leisure.
Historical context
The footage suggests everyday lake recreation in Chelan, Washington, with period clothing and a simple rowboat rather than a staged public event.
Research note
People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from visible-subject review.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1939 8mm Chelan Washington lake rowboat, vintage home movie rowing, Pacific Northwest lake recreation, and two people in small boat.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Chelan or Washington footage from 1939, then broader 1930s lake recreation, boating, and family travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two distant people sit in a small rowboat on a bright Chelan, Washington lake in 1939 home-movie footage.
Distant rowboat with two people crossing bright lake water.
A small rowboat carrying two people appears near a pale shoreline in the 1939 Chelan lake footage.
Two people in a rowboat near the far bank of the lake.
The rowboat remains distant on the Chelan lake, with two people visible through scratched, high-key 8mm footage.
Distant view of the rowboat continuing across the lake.
Closer Chelan lake view shows one person rowing while another sits in the bow of a small rowboat on sparkling water.
One person rows as the passenger sits near the bow on sunlit water.

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