Chelan Washington-1939: A Big Blue Lake Surrounded By Mountains And Many Trees

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

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A Big Blue Lake Surrounded By Mountains And Many Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a serene mountain landscape in Chelan, Washington. The footage opens on a rocky, tree-covered peak under a clear blue sky, then pans to reveal a vast blue lake nestled among dense evergreen forests. The natural light suggests a sunny day, with the film's characteristic grain and color fading adding to its nostalgic, archival quality. This classic 8mm home movie offers authentic, unscripted scenery ideal for historical or nature-themed projects.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127496830

Rights & Clearance

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1930s Pacific Northwest scenic archive requests needing real 8mm lake-and-mountain footage for documentary inserts, travel history, or nature context.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1930s visitor-shot scenery, with era evidence mainly from the 8mm source, color rendition, soft focus, and metadata date rather than visible clothing or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the unstaged value of a traveler pausing on a mountain lake view, using a simple handheld pan to record scenery rather than a staged subject.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rocky tree-covered slopes, evergreen forest, pale blue sky, broad blue lake water, distant shoreline, and small boats near the far bank.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, slight softness, gate edges, color fading, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture from the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic cutaway, geographic transition, quiet memory beat, or establishing insert for Chelan, lake recreation, or mountain travel material.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip documents an outdoor leisure viewpoint in the Chelan area without making claims about named landmarks, tourism infrastructure, or specific events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status, source permissions, and any location-specific use concerns for their project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 8mm Chelan Washington lake footage, Pacific Northwest mountain lake home movie, vintage blue lake scenery, and evergreen shoreline cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington lake footage, then broader 1930s mountain, forest, and water scenery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 8mm home-movie frame from Chelan, Washington showing a rocky, tree-lined mountain slope below a clear sky. — Rocky mountain slope with scattered evergreens beneath a clear sky.

Chelan, Washington mountain scenery on 8mm film, with a bright rocky ridge and evergreen trees under blue sky. — Sunlit rocky ridge and evergreen trees fill the frame.

Vintage 8mm view of a steep Chelan-area mountain slope, with pale rock, evergreens, and open blue sky. — A steep rocky slope rises into the frame with scattered evergreens.

1939 Chelan, Washington lake view showing blue water, a forested mountain shoreline, and small boats in the distance. — Blue lake water stretches below a forested mountain shoreline with small distant boats.

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