Chelan Washington-1939: Men Working in Forest Clearing

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

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Men Working in Forest Clearing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures men working in a rocky forest clearing in Chelan, Washington. A worker in a white cap and dark clothing uses a tool on the ground, while others in a red jacket and hats assist nearby. The scene unfolds on a stony slope with a large log and scattered equipment, suggesting manual labor or construction. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a handheld perspective, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century labor in the Pacific Northwest.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127498218

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: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest labor, forestry, or fieldwork sequences needing brief 8mm home-movie evidence of men working outdoors.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, hand tools, and color 8mm home-movie handling may show late-1930s outdoor work in a rocky forest setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes casually from nearby as workers move around stones, a log, and gear, preserving an unstaged family-film view of manual labor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adult men, hats, a red jacket, dark work clothes, rocky ground, a felled log, forested slopes, and scattered equipment.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing that give the footage strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, labor insert, transition, or memory beat within stories about forestry, construction, or regional work.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for small-group outdoor labor in a forested Washington landscape without identifying the exact task or worksite.
Research note: Adult faces and likenesses are visible, so copyright status should be considered separately from likeness and any location or property permissions.
Research search match: Searches such as 1930s 8mm men working in forest, Chelan Washington home movie labor, and vintage Pacific Northwest forestry footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader 1930s outdoor work or forestry material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Chelan, Washington 1939 footage, men appear on a stony forest slope while a white-capped worker bends near a large log. — Workers gather on rocky forest ground near a felled log.

A 1939 Chelan forest work scene shows men in hats, including one in a red jacket, gathered around rocky ground and gear. — Men in hats work around stones, gear, and a long log.

In the Chelan 1939 home movie, a man in a red jacket leans toward another worker while others stand in the rocky forest area. — A worker in a red jacket bends toward another man in the clearing.

The final 1939 Chelan frame looks across forested hills, with part of a structure or worksite edge visible in the foreground. — A brief view across wooded hills from the work area.

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