Chelan Washington-1939: Men In Hats Gathered Drinking On Riverbank

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

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Men In Hats Gathered Drinking On Riverbank — Clip Details

CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: Men in red hats and dark clothing gather on a rocky riverbank, taking a break beside a wide river with mountains in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a candid moment of workers drinking from bottles, with supplies and wooden poles nearby. The scene exudes a nostalgic, documentary feel, showcasing mid-20th century life and labor in a rugged natural setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127498094

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s documentary edits needing candid 8mm footage of men resting outdoors along a Washington riverbank.
Period detail: The men's brimmed red hats, dark work clothing, bottles, supplies, and rough shoreline setting may show late-1930s outdoor labor or travel culture.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged pause as men talk, drink, and look around while the home-movie camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in red hats, bottles, a rocky bank, river water, mountain slopes, wooden poles, bundled supplies, and a vertical film-frame divider.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for rural work, travel, leisure, or riverbank life in the 1930s.
Historical context: The scene places adult men in a rugged riverside setting, offering visual context for outdoor social breaks without confirming their occupation or purpose.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for Chelan Washington 1939 8mm home movie, men drinking on riverbank, vintage workers outdoors, and Depression-era rural leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader clips of men resting outdoors near rivers.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Chelan, Washington 1939 footage, men in red hats gather beside supplies on a rocky bank near a wide river and mountain slopes. — Men pause beside supplies on a rocky riverbank with mountains across the water.

Chelan, Washington 1939 home-movie frame showing men in red hats near a rocky riverbank as one drinks from a bottle. — One man drinks from a bottle while another stands nearby on the rocky shoreline.

A 1939 Chelan riverbank frame shows two men in red hats conversing or handling items beside a bundle, with river and mountains behind them. — Two men interact beside a bundled item on the shoreline.

Chelan, Washington 1939 8mm frame of men on a rocky shoreline, with one drinking from a bottle and mountains across the water. — A man drinks from a bottle as others stand along the riverbank.

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