Chelan Washington-1939: People Talking And Consuming Alcoholic Beverages And Toasting

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

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People Talking And Consuming Alcoholic Beverages And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this grainy home movie captures a dimly lit social gathering in Chelan, Washington. A person in a light-colored shirt appears in silhouette, raising a glass in a toast. The footage features heavy film grain, purple and blue color shifts, and the characteristic flicker of vintage Super 8 projection. The scene suggests a casual evening event with people drinking and conversing, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127497790

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1930s Chelan, Washington home-movie clip supports documentary or museum requests for informal American social drinking and evening gathering footage.
Period detail: The dim interior, dress shirts, glassware, and 8mm home-movie texture may show a late-1930s private social setting rather than a staged event.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, partially obscured gestures of adults conversing, lifting drinks, and moving through a low-light room without performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silhouetted adults, a light shirt, raised glasses, dark room space, heavy grain, soft focus, and purple-blue exposure shifts.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, flicker, underexposed shadows, color drift, and handheld framing that give it a strongly physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transitional cutaway for private gatherings, Prohibition-afterlife themes, or small-town social life.
Historical context: The footage suggests adult socializing over drinks in Chelan, Washington, while the frames do not identify a venue, occasion, or named participants.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, privacy, and any location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 1930s people drinking indoors, 8mm social gathering, and vintage toast footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with 1939 Chelan material, then with other 1930s home movies of adults talking, drinking, or toasting.

Still Frames From This Clip

Underexposed 1939 Chelan home-movie frame with a partially visible adult figure and a small bright glass-like object in shadow. — A faint figure appears in a dark interior during the social gathering.

A person in a light-colored shirt stands or turns away in the dim Chelan, Washington gathering footage. — A light-shirted adult is seen from behind in low light.

An adult figure is partly obscured in shadow, with a pale sleeve or arm crossing the lower left of the frame. — A shadowed person moves through the dim room, partly hidden by darkness.

A light-shirted adult appears to raise a glass or hand in a toast-like gesture during the 1939 Chelan gathering. — An adult raises a glass or hand in a toast-like gesture.

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