Chelan Washington-1939: Men Behaving Badly Moving Illegal Boxes Near Riverbank

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

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Men Behaving Badly Moving Illegal Boxes Near Riverbank — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men on a rocky riverbank in Chelan, Washington. The footage, tinted with a deep blue-purple hue, shows several individuals, including one in a sailor hat, handling large boxes near the water's edge. The scene suggests clandestine activity, possibly bootlegging, with the men appearing to transport contraband. The grainy, low-light quality and dark forest backdrop evoke a sense of secrecy and historical intrigue from the era.

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: 127498209

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

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 Chelan riverbank insert with adult men handling boxes near the water.
Period detail: The sailor-style cap, outdoor work clothing, wooden boxes, and 8mm color home-movie look may show late-1930s leisure or transport activity by a rocky shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged handling of boxes by several adults as the camera watches from across and then near the riverbank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rocky bank, dark water, forested background, fallen logs, adult men, sailor-style caps, red clothing, and wooden boxes.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, mystery beat, riverbank transition, or evidence-style insert in a period sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests adults moving goods at a waterside location, but the frames alone do not confirm legality, ownership, or purpose of the boxes.
Research note: People and possible box markings are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from any film copyright questions.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm riverbank men with boxes, vintage home movie shoreline transport, and sailor cap men moving crates.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then Chelan or Washington 1939 material, then broader 1930s waterside activity or box-handling scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wide 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie view of adults standing on a rocky riverbank with dark water in the foreground. — Adults gather on a rocky shoreline near the water and trees.

Wide view of several adults on a rocky Chelan riverbank, with logs behind them and water in the foreground. — The group remains near the shoreline among rocks and fallen logs.

Closer 1939 Chelan frame showing adult men handling wooden boxes on rocks, including a man in a sailor-style cap. — Men work around wooden boxes on the rocky bank.

Close Chelan riverbank view of men moving or holding wooden boxes, with one man in a white sailor-style cap near the camera. — A man in a sailor-style cap stands beside boxes as others handle items behind him.

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