Chelan Washington-1939: Two People In A Small Boat On A Lake Surrounded By Forest

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

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Two People In A Small Boat On A Lake Surrounded By Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene in Chelan, Washington. The footage opens with a grainy, overexposed view through a window frame, showing a snowy landscape and distant trees. As the clip progresses, the image sharpens to reveal two people in a small boat on calm water, surrounded by a dense forest. One person paddles while the other sits, both dressed in period-appropriate clothing. The film exhibits natural 8mm grain, scratches, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic slice of mid-20th century life is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 127496482

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 from Chelan, Washington helps answer requests for quiet lake recreation, winter shoreline atmosphere, and small-boat cutaways.
Period detail: The small rowboat, bundled figures, and monochrome 8mm home-movie handling may show late-1930s leisure filming without visible modern signage or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged distance of the scene, with the camera observing two people moving slowly across calm water rather than posing for it.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale lake water, snowy or overexposed shoreline, distant trees, a small boat, two seated figures, and dark frame edges from the filmed view.
Film character: The clip carries strong 8mm texture through grain, scratches, soft focus, flicker, overexposed highlights, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, regional lake cutaway, seasonal transition, or quiet insert between broader travel or family-recreation scenes.
Historical context: The footage gives a modest view of outdoor leisure in a lake setting, with people shown at a distance and the surrounding forest doing much of the contextual work.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable, so likeness review may still be needed while copyright, location, and property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm lake footage, vintage home movie small boat, and 1930s Pacific Northwest lake recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Chelan or 1939 Washington material, and then with broader lake, boating, forest, or home-movie themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a pale lake or snowy shoreline with distant trees and dark vertical edges. — A soft, overexposed lakeside view with distant trees framed by dark vertical edges.

Bright 8mm view of the Chelan lakeshore with distant trees, pale water, and dark edges in the filmed frame. — A distant tree-lined shore appears across a washed-out lake surface.

Chelan lake footage shows a washed-out foreground, distant shoreline trees, and heavy 8mm scratches in the frame. — The shoreline remains soft and bright, with film wear visible across the frame.

Two distant people in a small boat on Chelan water, with dense trees and a pale shoreline behind them. — Two figures sit low in a small boat near a wooded lakeshore.

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