Chelan Washington-1939: Men Camp by River and Prepare Food

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

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Men Camp by River and Prepare Food — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men at a riverside campsite in Chelan, Washington. Dressed in hats and work clothes, they gather near a rocky shore beside a wide river, with mountains rising in the background. The men drink from bottles, converse, and prepare food over a small fire, conveying a sense of camaraderie and outdoor life. The footage shows natural daylight and the characteristic grain and color shifts of early Super 8 film, offering authentic archival footage of mid-20th century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127498122

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing men at an outdoor riverbank campsite in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The hats, work clothes, glass bottles, small camp setup, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1930s outdoor leisure or work-camp setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in informal, unstaged behavior as men drink, talk, gesture to the camera, and gather around camp gear by the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in red hats, bottles, a rocky riverbank, lake or river water, wooded slopes, mountains, a small fire area, and a moored boat or dock scene.
Film character: The footage has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, edge shadows, and color shifts typical of original small-gauge film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for outdoor recreation, male camaraderie, riverside travel, or Pacific Northwest home movies.
Historical context: The clip shows a small group of men spending time outdoors beside mountain water, offering social context for casual camp life without proving a specific event.
Research note: People and possible signage or brand markings are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1930s 8mm men camping, Chelan Washington home movie, riverbank campsite drinking, and vintage outdoor cooking footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel campsite scenes, then Chelan or Washington 1939 footage, then broader 1930s outdoor recreation and camp-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Chelan, Washington in 1939, men in hats gather near camp gear on a rocky shore with mountain water in the background. — Men gather beside camp gear on a rocky shore with mountains across the water.

Two men in red hats appear to toast or drink at a Chelan riverbank campsite, with rocks, water, and mountains behind them. — Two men raise bottles near a covered bundle at the rocky shoreline campsite.

Men in hats stand near campsite gear on the Chelan shore in 1939, with the lake or river and mountain landscape behind them. — Men stand beside covered camp gear on a rocky bank near mountain water.

A group of men at Chelan, Washington stand near a small boat or dock area, with crates, vertical posts, water, mountains, and a sign visible. — Men gather near a boat or dock area with crates along the mountain water shoreline.

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