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Chelan Washington-1939: Man In A Boat On A Mountain Lake On A Sunny Day

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationChelan, Washington, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Chelan Washington
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Man In A Boat On A Mountain Lake On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a man in a light-colored fedora and dark jacket aboard a boat on a serene lake in Chelan, Washington. The footage features sweeping views of rugged, forested mountains under a bright sky, with the camera panning across the landscape. The film shows natural wear, including grain, scratches, and slight blurriness, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The man appears contemplative, gazing toward the shore as the boat moves through calm waters, evoking a sense of peaceful adventure and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127498266

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

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

  • man
  • mountains
  • lake
  • sunny
  • water
  • boat
  • mountain
  • day
  • backgrounds
  • textures
  • chelan washington
  • 1939
  • 1939 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • man in fedora
  • mountain lake
  • boat ride
  • Super 8 film
  • archival footage
  • classic Americana
  • scenic landscape
  • old film
  • 1930s travel
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • vintage boat
  • mountain scenery
  • film grain
  • retro footage
  • historical footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for leisure travel, lake boating, and mountain scenery in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail
The man's light fedora, collared shirt, and visitor-shot lake outing may show late-1930s recreational travel style, supported by the clip metadata date of 1939.
Home-movie behavior
The clip carries an unstaged vacation perspective, moving between scenic mountain views and a close view of a man seated in a boat.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include blue-green lake water, steep mountain slopes, pale sky and clouds, film gate edges, a boat passenger, and a light-colored brimmed hat.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, scratches, exposure shifts, and contact-print borders that add physical-film texture.
Edit role
Editors could use this as a scenic insert, travel transition, lake cutaway, or quiet memory beat between broader sequences about Washington recreation.
Historical context
The footage documents a personal outdoor excursion on a mountain lake, reflecting private amateur filming rather than a formal travelogue or news record.
Research note
A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing; no visible logos or private interiors appear.
Research search match
Likely search matches include 1939 8mm Chelan lake boat footage, Washington mountain lake home movie, man in fedora on boat, and vintage lake travel scenery.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan or Washington lake material, then broader vintage boating and mountain-vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 8mm view of a green mountain slope near Chelan, Washington, framed by dark film edges and a pale cloudy sky.
Mountain slope across the lake under a bright sky.
Soft 8mm mountain landscape near Chelan, Washington, with green slopes, pale clouds, and visible film wear.
Green mountain ridge passing through the frame.
1939 home-movie view across Lake Chelan toward a steep mountain shoreline, with soft exposure and visible film scratches.
Lake surface below a steep mountain shoreline.
Adult man in a light fedora and dark jacket aboard a boat on Lake Chelan in 1939, with water and wooded shore behind him.
Man in a fedora seated on the boat with lake scenery behind him.

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