Chelan Washington-1939: Men Cutting Log with Crosscut Saw

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

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Men Cutting Log with Crosscut Saw — Clip Details

CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: Two men in red hats and overalls work together to cut a large log with a crosscut saw in a dense forest. A third man in a plaid shirt and red hat assists, while another man in a red shirt and hat drinks from a bottle. The scene captures a moment of manual labor in the woods, with lush green trees surrounding the workers. Shot on 8mm film, the footage has a grainy, authentic vintage quality, showcasing mid-20th century outdoor work and rural life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127497198

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: Useful for 1930s editorial sequences needing archival home-movie footage of rural outdoor labor and logging-related activity in Washington state.
Period detail: The red felt-style hats, overalls, plaid work shirt, hand tools, and color 8mm look may show late-1930s recreational or work-party dress rather than industrial logging gear.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an informal home-movie quality, with men pausing, assisting, and drinking while the saw work continues in front of the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large felled log, a long crosscut saw, several men in red hats, overalls, plaid shirts, a bottle, and dense forest trees.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight contact-print softness that give the forest scene period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for manual labor, woods recreation, rural life, or vintage Pacific Northwest material.
Historical context: The clip visually situates men using hand-powered saw equipment outdoors, reflecting small-scale labor or staged demonstration without proving a specific industry context.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal rights clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington home movie logging, men with crosscut saw, red hats in forest, 8mm rural labor footage, and vintage woods work.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader 1930s rural work or forest labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame of men in red hats and work clothes around a large log with a crosscut saw in the forest. — Men in red hats work around a large log with a crosscut saw among trees.

Chelan, Washington 1939 frame showing men in red hats beside a large log, with one man holding a bottle while the saw rests nearby. — A man drinks from a bottle while others pause beside the log and saw.

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame of men in work clothes handling a crosscut saw on a large log in dense woods. — Men handle the long saw across the log while another watches from nearby.

Chelan, Washington 1939 frame of several men around a large log and crosscut saw, with one man gesturing while holding a bottle. — The group pauses around the sawed log as one man gestures toward the camera side.

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