Chelan Washington-1939: Mountain Peaks on Hazy Day

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

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Mountain Peaks on Hazy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a hazy mountain landscape in Chelan, Washington. The footage shows rugged peaks under a pale sky, with a distinct purple and blue color cast typical of early color film. The camera pans slowly across the range, revealing rocky ridges and forested slopes. Film grain, scratches, and slight blurriness add to the authentic archival quality. This nostalgic clip offers a rare glimpse of the Pacific Northwest's natural beauty from the late 1930s, perfect for historical documentaries, nature montages, or vintage travel content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496797

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest travel, nature, or home-movie requests needing a short mountain landscape view from Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s color 8mm vacation footage, with no visible vehicles, signage, or buildings to further date the mountain views.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor's scenic record, lingering on peaks and briefly catching a smiling hiker near the end.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hazy mountain peaks, pale sky, rocky ridges, dark film-frame edges, soft focus, and a brief close view of an adult hiker.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, grain, scratches, gate edges, color shift, and uneven exposure that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic insert, travel transition, regional establishing beat, or memory cutaway for prewar outdoor recreation.
Historical context: The footage offers a home-movie view of mountain scenery around Chelan without visible infrastructure, signage, or identifiable public events.
Research note: Copyright, location, and likeness review may still be needed, especially because one adult face appears despite otherwise scenic footage.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm mountain footage, vintage Pacific Northwest peaks, hazy mountain home movie, and prewar travel scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader vintage mountain and Pacific Northwest travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm frame showing hazy rocky mountain peaks under a pale sky with soft focus and film edges. — Hazy mountain ridge seen through soft 8mm footage.

Chelan-area mountain peaks appear in a soft 1939 8mm frame, with rocky ridges, haze, and visible film gate edges. — Distant ridges and peaks under a pale sky.

1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm view of hazy mountain ridges, softened by exposure, grain, and distance. — Mountain ridges fade into haze in the landscape view.

A smiling adult hiker appears briefly in the 1939 Chelan, Washington home movie, wearing a cap and plaid shirt near bright rock. — Adult hiker briefly enters the scenic mountain footage.

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