Chelan Washington-1939: A Yellow Pickup Going Through The Forest And A Big Waterfall

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

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A Yellow Pickup Going Through The Forest And A Big Waterfall — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a journey through a dense forest in Chelan, Washington. A bright yellow vintage pickup truck navigates a rugged dirt road, with a man in a light-colored hat visible in the cab. The journey leads to a scenic waterfall cascading over rocks, with a white signpost pointing toward 'Rainbow Falls' visible along the path. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic mid-century Americana feel. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127497374

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 Chelan-area home-movie footage for productions needing rural travel, forest-road driving, or waterfall cutaways from an American vacation reel.
Period detail: The yellow pickup, dirt road, simple trail sign, and 8mm color stock may show late-1930s recreational travel in Washington state.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot route through woods toward Rainbow Falls, with the camera lingering on the truck, signpost, and falling water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Rainbow Falls sign, forest road, yellow pickup, driver or passenger figure, rocky creek bed, trees, and a waterfall.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, saturated color, gate edges, handheld framing, and visible grain typical of amateur color home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a travel insert, location transition, waterfall cutaway, or memory beat within a Northwest road-trip or nature sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a personal vehicle and tourist sign within a wooded Washington setting, offering social context for prewar leisure travel.
Research note: A person is visible in or near the pickup, so likeness review may be needed separate from any film copyright or location considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm home movie, yellow pickup forest road, Rainbow Falls sign, and vintage waterfall footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader vintage road-trip, forest, and waterfall material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a Rainbow Falls signpost along a wooded path. — A white directional sign points toward Rainbow Falls in the forest.

Yellow vintage pickup traveling on a rugged forest road in the 1939 Chelan, Washington footage. — The yellow pickup moves through a rocky wooded road.

Closer 1939 Chelan frame of the yellow pickup with a person visible near or inside the cab. — A person is visible as the yellow pickup passes near the camera.

Waterfall cascading over rocks in the 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie footage. — Water spills over dark rock ledges at the waterfall.

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