Chelan Washington-1939: Man Rowing Boat On River With Friend

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

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Man Rowing Boat On River With Friend — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men in a small rowboat on a calm river in Chelan, Washington. One man stands at the stern, actively rowing with a single oar, while the other sits at the bow. Both wear period-appropriate clothing, including hats, suggesting a leisurely fishing trip. The scene unfolds against a backdrop of dense trees lining the riverbank, with natural sunlight filtering through the foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and dark vignetting, evoking a nostalgic, authentic mid-20th century atmosphere. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 127496468

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: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary or museum edits needing a quiet river outing with two adult men in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The hats, plain outdoor clothing, small rowboat and black-and-white 8mm look may show late-1930s leisure or fishing activity without visible modern objects.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged rhythm of one man handling an oar while his companion sits low in the bow during a casual river trip.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small rowboat, a single oar, calm river water, wooded bank, bright foliage and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, high-contrast sunlight on water and foliage, slight blur and pronounced gate vignetting from the original scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat or transition for outdoor recreation, friendship, fishing culture or Pacific Northwest river life.
Historical context: The scene reflects private home-movie documentation of leisure on a wooded Washington waterway rather than a staged public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, and copyright, donor restrictions and location context should be assessed separately from the absence of brands.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm rowboat, men fishing on river home movie, vintage Pacific Northwest boating and 1930s outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, then broader 1930s river, fishing, boating and friendship scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington footage, one man stands at the stern with an oar while another sits in the bow near a wooded riverbank. — Two men travel in a small rowboat along a tree-lined river.

A small rowboat moves past the wooded bank as one man stands with an oar and the other remains seated in the bow. — One man rows from the stern while his companion sits forward.

The Chelan home-movie frame shows two men in a low rowboat, with the stern man upright and the bow passenger leaning down. — The rowboat drifts near dense trees and bright river reflections.

A man stands in the stern of a small boat while another sits at the bow, with a shaded wooded riverbank behind them. — The boat passes through the frame against a shaded tree-lined bank.

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