Chelan Washington-1939: Two Men Fishing In Their Little Boat In A Pond

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

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Two Men Fishing In Their Little Boat In A Pond — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men fishing in a small boat on a calm pond in Chelan, Washington. The grainy black-and-white footage shows one man standing and casting a line while the other sits, surrounded by dense trees along the shoreline. The natural setting and quiet activity evoke a sense of peaceful recreation from the late 1930s. The film’s characteristic grain, scratches, and soft focus preserve the authentic look of a personal home movie from the era.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496412

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 recreation requests needing home-movie footage of small-boat fishing in a wooded freshwater setting.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s leisure through the simple rowboat, fishing posture, natural shoreline, and black-and-white 8mm home-movie handling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, unstaged observation of two men fishing, with one casting while another remains seated in the small boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat, two men, fishing activity, rippled pond water, dense shoreline trees, brush, and soft film borders.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, mild scratches, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for outdoor recreation, fishing, family travel, or rural leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal outdoor recreation in a wooded pond or lake setting without supporting claims about a named landmark or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or clear private property are visible, and copyright status remains separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington home movie fishing, 8mm men in boat, vintage pond recreation, and wooded shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other Chelan or 1939 footage, then broader vintage fishing, boating, and Pacific Northwest recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Chelan, Washington home-movie frame from 1939 showing pond water, dense trees, and brush along the shoreline. — A wooded shoreline and still pond surface establish the fishing location.

1939 Chelan, Washington footage shows two men fishing from a small boat beside a tree-lined pond bank. — Two men fish from a small boat near the wooded shoreline.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Chelan, Washington in 1939 with one man standing in a fishing boat and another seated nearby. — One fisherman stands in the boat while the other remains seated near the bow.

Chelan, Washington home-movie frame from 1939 showing rippled pond water and a dense, wooded shoreline after the boat passes out of view. — The scene holds on rippled water and the wooded bank after the fishing boat leaves frame.

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