Chelan Washington-1939: Construction Site with Heavy Equipment in Mountains

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

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Construction Site with Heavy Equipment in Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures industrial construction work in Chelan, Washington. A bright yellow Oakeson crane operates amidst dense evergreen forests, with workers visible on the structure. The footage transitions to scenic views of a turquoise lake and snow-dusted mountains, all framed by the film's natural grain and age marks. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-century industrial activity and natural beauty 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127498237

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: Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest archive requests needing brief industrial construction footage with adjacent mountain and lake scenery for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, crane structure, work clothing, and scenic framing support the stated 1939 Chelan, Washington context without adding unverified site claims.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes construction equipment and then turns toward lake and mountain views, suggesting an unstaged visitor or family record of work activity and surrounding landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow crane cab, worker, hoist cables, cylindrical metal equipment, evergreen forest, turquoise lake water, snowy mountain slopes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, exposure variation, gate edges, dust, and scratches that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short industrial insert, a landscape transition, or a memory beat connecting construction labor with Pacific Northwest scenery.
Historical context: The footage places machinery and workers within a wooded mountain setting, offering visual context for labor and landscape without proving a specific project or company.
Research note: People and a visible machine marking or brand area require likeness and trademark review separate from copyright or footage licensing decisions.
Research search match: Search matches include 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm construction, vintage crane in mountains, Pacific Northwest home movie lake snow, and industrial work footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington mountain-lake footage, then broader 1930s construction, machinery, forest, and water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington 8mm frame showing a yellow crane cab, cables, worker, evergreens, and distant mountain terrain. — Yellow crane equipment operates near evergreen forest and mountain slopes.

A cylindrical metal structure stands beside construction machinery with evergreen forest and mountain terrain behind it in Chelan, Washington. — Metal equipment and construction elements appear against a wooded mountain backdrop.

Soft 8mm view of turquoise lake water and pale, snow-dusted mountain slopes near Chelan, Washington. — Lake water and distant snowy mountain slopes fill the frame.

Chelan-area mountain lake scenery with pale water, snowy slopes, forested hillside, and heavy home-movie film texture. — Snowy mountain slopes and lake water appear through scratched 8mm film.

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