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Chelan Washington-1939: Men Sharing Drinks And Meat In A Dark Room

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationChelan, Washington, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Chelan Washington
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Men Sharing Drinks And Meat In A Dark Room — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a dimly lit gathering in Chelan, Washington. The grainy footage shows a group of men sharing drinks and food in a dark room, their faces partially illuminated by warm, flickering light. The low-light conditions create a moody, intimate atmosphere, with visible film grain and slight motion blur characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The scene conveys a sense of camaraderie and casual celebration, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century social life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127497759

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Chelan, Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1930s archival requests for intimate indoor social-life footage from a Washington home-movie source.
Period detail
The frames may show a dim interior gathering with low tableware or reflective items, but clothing and room details are mostly obscured by darkness.
Home-movie behavior
The value is in the informal, unstaged glimpse of adults gathered closely in a dark room, seen through a handheld home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include shadowed adult figures, partial faces, a dark interior, reflective table objects, a rough foreground surface, and heavy film grain.
Film character
The 8mm image has dense grain, low exposure, soft focus, gate-edge darkness, and handheld instability that give it strong home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, moody social cutaway, or transitional insert for prewar domestic gathering scenes.
Historical context
The clip offers visual context for casual adult socializing in Chelan, Washington, without enough detail to identify the setting or occasion.
Research note
Faces are indistinct but possibly visible, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, privacy, and property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match
Useful for searches such as 1939 8mm Chelan Washington gathering, dark room home movie, men sharing drinks, and vintage social footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with the same reel, then with other Chelan or 1939 Washington home movies, then with indoor gatherings, food, drink, and adult social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 8mm Chelan footage showing a dim room with a rough foreground surface and heavy shadow obscuring most details.
A dark, grainy interior view with a rough surface dominating the left side of the frame.
Dim 1939 Chelan home-movie frame with indistinct adult figures and bright reflections near the lower edge.
Indistinct figures appear in a dark interior, with small reflective objects catching the light.
Grainy 1939 Chelan home-movie frame showing a dark gathering with partially lit adult faces and reflective table items.
Partially lit adults gather in a dark room, with reflections suggesting tableware or drinkware below.
Low-exposure 1939 Chelan 8mm frame with a central adult figure, dark surroundings, and bright table reflections.
A central figure is barely illuminated amid a dark interior and scattered reflective highlights.

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