Chelan Washington-1939: Shaka Waterfall Cascading from Multiple Angles

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

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Shaka Waterfall Cascading from Multiple Angles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures Shaka Waterfall in Chelan, Washington, from multiple angles. The footage shows water cascading over dark, rugged rocks in a natural forest setting, with a wooden bridge visible in one frame. The grainy, high-contrast image and slight flicker reflect the era's home movie aesthetic, offering a nostalgic glimpse of early 20th-century nature footage. The sequence includes close-ups and wider views, emphasizing the waterfall's power and the surrounding wilderness. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical content, and nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127497407

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s 8mm nature footage for documentary or museum edits needing a short waterfall insert from Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The scene may show a visitor-accessible waterfall viewpoint with a simple wooden footbridge, seen through the contrast and framing of late-1930s amateur 8mm filming.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot perspective, moving between close waterfall views and a wider overlook rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cascading water, dark rock walls, mist, forest shadows, a wooden bridge or railing, and narrow falls framed from several angles.
Film character: The footage has dense grain, flicker, high contrast, soft focus, and handheld framing that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature cutaway, travel-memory beat, location transition, or brief atmospheric insert within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The views suggest recreational observation of a natural waterfall in Washington, without visible people, signage, or activity to support broader claims.
Research note: No people, brands, or readable signage are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-access questions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1939 8mm waterfall footage, Chelan Washington home movie, vintage waterfall bridge, and 1930s nature travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader vintage waterfall and hiking material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 8mm frame from Chelan, Washington, showing a close waterfall drop against dark rugged rock. — Water cascades over dark rock in a close waterfall view.

Chelan, Washington waterfall detail with rushing water, dark rocks, and a narrow horizontal wooden element in frame. — A side angle catches rushing water beside dark rock and a wooden rail or log.

Wider 1939 Chelan waterfall view with a wooden bridge or overlook railing crossing the foreground. — A wooden bridge or railing frames a narrow waterfall in the rocky gorge.

Close 8mm view of a bright waterfall plunging between dark rocks in Chelan, Washington. — A bright fall drops through a dark, rocky opening near the end of the clip.

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