Chelan Washington-1939: Explorer Observing River In Forest

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

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Explorer Observing River In Forest — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a lone explorer in a red shirt and hat observing a rushing river in the dense forests of Chelan, Washington. The footage shows the natural flow of the water through a wooded landscape, with lush green trees lining the banks under a bright sky. The explorer stands in the shallow stream, holding a small object, possibly a flashlight, as the camera remains steady, capturing the serene yet adventurous atmosphere of a mid-century wilderness expedition. The film exhibits natural grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 footage from the era.

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: 127496882

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest home-movie requests needing wilderness travel, river observation, or outdoor expedition cutaways.
Period detail: The color 8mm look, simple outdoor clothing, and metadata-supported 1939 date place the scene in late-1930s amateur travel filming.
Home-movie behavior: A lone adult stands in or beside the river and appears to gesture or hold up a small object for the camera in an unstaged outdoor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rushing river, dense forested banks, mountain slopes, bright sky, dark film borders, and a red-shirted figure near the water.
Film character: The clip has heavy 8mm grain, soft focus, strong exposure shifts, color fading, and contact-frame borders that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, nature transition, travel-memory beat, or visual bridge between mountain landscape and human exploration footage.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for recreational wilderness travel around Chelan, Washington, without identifying a specific river, trail, or expedition.
Research note: An adult figure is visible but not identifiable in detail; copyright, likeness, and location rights should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 8mm Chelan Washington river footage, vintage Pacific Northwest forest travel, and home movie explorer by mountain stream.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington outdoor footage, then broader vintage river, forest, and mountain travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a fast river with trees along the bank and dark film borders. — A river runs past forested banks in a soft, grainy 8mm view.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame with forested mountain slopes and a washed bright sky in faded color 8mm film. — Forested slopes rise under a bright sky in the mountain landscape.

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a red-shirted adult by a river with dense forest behind. — A red-shirted figure stands near the river in a wooded setting.

1939 Chelan, Washington frame showing a red-shirted adult near rushing water, with wooded slopes behind. — The figure gestures beside the river as the wooded bank fills the background.

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