Chelan Washington-1939: View Of Brown Mountain Against Blue Sky On A Bright

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

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View Of Brown Mountain Against Blue Sky On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men in red hats and shirts gathered near a red vehicle against a backdrop of rugged brown mountains and a bright blue sky. The scene shifts to a lakeside dock where men in period attire stand near a boat, with the same arid mountain range visible across the water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, offering authentic Americana from the late 1930s. 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: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496585

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Chelan, Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 Washington travel, lake recreation, mountain landscape, or home-movie Americana sequences needing brief real 8mm color footage.
Period detail: Men's brimmed hats, work shirts, a red vehicle, and small dockside boat activity may show late-1930s leisure or excursion clothing and transport.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, moving between companions near a vehicle, bare mountain views, and people gathered by a lakeside dock.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in red hats, a red vehicle, arid brown mountains, blue sky, lake water, a dock railing, and a small boat.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, color fading, visible grain, gate edges, dust marks, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, place-setting insert, travel-memory beat, or transition between mountain landscape and lakeside activity.
Historical context: The footage documents a dry mountain and lake setting around Chelan, with adults gathered outdoors in casual period clothing and no visible formal event signage.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright or location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1930s Chelan Washington 8mm lake footage, men red hats mountain home movie, or vintage Lake Chelan dock scene may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington lake footage, then broader 1930s mountain travel and dockside recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Men in period outdoor clothing stand near a red vehicle in Chelan, Washington, with brown mountains and blue sky in the background. — Men gather near a red vehicle at the edge of a dry mountain landscape.

A dry brown mountain ridge near Chelan fills the frame beneath a bright blue sky in soft 8mm color. — A rugged brown ridge appears against a clear blue sky.

The camera holds on a rugged, dry mountain slope near Chelan, showing faded color, grain, and dust in the 8mm scan. — A dry mountain slope fills the frame in faded color.

Men in hats and work shirts gather by a dock and small boat on Lake Chelan, with arid mountains rising across the water. — Men gather at a lakeside dock beside a small boat, with mountains beyond the water.

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