Chelan Washington-1939: Loggers Operating Portable Sawmill in Forest

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

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Loggers Operating Portable Sawmill in Forest — Clip Details

CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: A group of loggers in red hats and work clothes operate a portable sawmill in a dense forest. One man in a red shirt and overalls actively feeds a log into the saw, while others watch and take a break, one drinking from a cup. The scene captures a moment of manual labor in the woods, with lush green trees surrounding the workers. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits natural grain and color saturation typical of home movies from the late 1930s.

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: 127497254

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

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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 logging, forestry labor, and home-movie-era industrial work sequences in documentary or museum edits.
Period detail: The men's wool caps, work shirts, suspenders or overalls, and hand-fed log setup may show late-1930s logging practice in a wooded setting.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as some men work while others pause, watch, or drink, giving a casual home-movie view of labor between tasks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several men in red hats, a large horizontal log, a saw or sawmill setup, dense trees, work clothes, and a cup in hand.
Film character: The 8mm footage has saturated reds and greens, soft focus, visible grain, and handheld framing that give the forest work scene period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, labor cutaway, transition into forestry history, or memory beat within a regional work-life sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents men handling timber in a forest setting, with no visible branding or signage to identify an employer or specific operation.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from visible-rights review.
Research search match: Search matches include 1930s 8mm logging footage, Chelan Washington forest work, men sawing trees, portable sawmill home movie, and Pacific Northwest timber labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan 1939 footage, then broader 1930s forestry, logging, and rural labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame of men in red hats gathered by a large log as one worker handles the saw setup. — Men gather around a large log during forest sawing work.

Chelan, Washington 1939 frame showing a worker in red shirt and dark overalls pushing a log as other men stand nearby. — A worker pushes the log while others stand beside the saw area.

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame of logging men pausing by a log, with one man drinking and another bent toward the work. — One man drinks as the group pauses around the log.

Chelan, Washington 1939 frame of a worker pushing or guiding a log while three men stand behind in wooded surroundings. — The worker leans forward to guide the log as others observe.

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