Chelan Washington-1939: Men Fishing and Horse-Drawn Sledge

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

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Men Fishing and Horse-Drawn Sledge — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man proudly holding a large fish near a wooded riverbank in Chelan, Washington. The scene shifts to two men in red shirts and hats in the forest, one pointing, while another man guides a horse pulling a sledge along a dirt path. The footage features natural lighting, film grain, and a nostalgic 1930s aesthetic, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127497087

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage useful for requests involving rural Washington recreation, fishing, forest travel, and informal outdoor labor or leisure scenes.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color look, hand-guided horse sledge, and metadata-supported 1939 Chelan setting place the scene in a late-1930s rural outdoor context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the proud fish display, casual gestures between men in the woods, and a man guiding a horse-drawn sledge along a forest path.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man holding a large fish, a rocky riverbank, wooded paths, men in red shirts and hats, a horse, a simple sledge, trees, and natural daylight.
Film character: The footage shows period 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its original home-movie character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for rural recreation, Pacific Northwest woods, fishing, or horse-drawn travel sequences.
Historical context: The visuals suggest everyday outdoor recreation and practical movement through wooded terrain, without enough evidence to identify a specific event or named property.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status, location permissions, and any property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 8mm men fishing in woods, horse pulling sledge, rural Pacific Northwest forest footage, and vintage fishing scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Chelan or Washington footage, and then with broader themes of fishing, woods, horses, and rural travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie footage, a man holds up a large fish beside a rocky wooded riverbank. — A man displays a large fish near a wooded riverbank.

Two men in red shirts and hats stand among trees in the 1939 Chelan, Washington footage, with one man pointing toward the camera or path. — Two men pause in the woods, one gesturing forward.

A man appears near a horse and low sledge on a wooded path in the 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie footage. — A horse and sledge are seen on a forest path with a man nearby.

In the Chelan, Washington forest scene, a man guides a horse pulling a low sledge along a pale dirt or gravel path. — A man guides a horse-drawn sledge through the woods.

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