Chelan Washington-1939: Two Men Fighting by a Lake

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

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Two Men Fighting by a Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures two men in dark suits and red hats engaged in a physical altercation on a rocky lakeshore in Chelan, Washington. The scene unfolds near wooden pilings with a calm lake and forested hills in the background. The footage shows the men grappling and throwing punches, with a dog briefly visible in one frame. The image quality features classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, evoking a raw, unscripted moment from the late 1930s. This archival clip offers authentic historical footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific 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: 127498042

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 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief lakeshore altercation scene with identifiable period dress and a rural Washington setting.
Period detail: The dark suits, brimmed hats, red caps, rocky shore, wooden pilings, and color 8mm texture may show late-1930s leisure or workwear around Lake Chelan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstable, close-by feeling of a home-movie camera catching two adult men as they grapple and throw punches near the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men in dark clothing, red hats, a calm lake, forested hills, rocky shoreline, wooden posts, stacked lumber, and a dog in the final frame.
Film character: The footage carries a period 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, color fading, and handheld framing around the action.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or memory beat for interpersonal conflict, lakeside recreation, or unscripted human behavior in a 1930s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene places adult men in formal-looking outdoor clothing beside a lake and rough shoreline structures, suggesting a casual recorded moment rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and identity review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and location-use assessment.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 8mm lakeshore fight, men grappling by lake, vintage Washington lake footage, and dog on rocky shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1939 Chelan or Lake Chelan material, and then with broader 1930s home movies showing lakeside recreation, conflict, or rural shoreline scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men, one wearing a red hat, stand facing each other on a rocky lakeshore in Chelan, Washington, in 1939 home-movie footage. — Two men face off beside the lake.

Two adult men in dark clothing and red hats appear to fight on a rocky lakeshore in Chelan, Washington, with wooden pilings and water behind them. — The men grapple near the shoreline posts.

Two adult men continue grappling on the rocky Chelan lakeshore in 1939 footage, with stacked lumber, water, and hills visible behind them. — The struggle continues on the rocky shore.

Two adult men stand by the Chelan lakeshore in 1939 home-movie footage while a dog appears near a wooden post in the foreground. — A dog appears as the men stand by the water.

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