Chelan Washington-1939: A Group Of Men Having Lunch Eating Chicken And Rice

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

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A Group Of Men Having Lunch Eating Chicken And Rice — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a group of men sharing a lunch meal in Chelan, Washington. The black-and-white footage shows them seated at a table, eating chicken and rice with visible enjoyment. One man in a white shirt and tie gestures animatedly while speaking, while another in a dark sweater eats with his hands. The grainy, low-light quality and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a candid glimpse into mid-century American social life and dining customs.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127498304

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 American home-movie requests needing candid adult social dining, lunch-table interaction, or small-town domestic-life cutaways.
Period detail: The men's shirts, tie, simple tableware, and low-lit interior may show late-1930s informal dining in Chelan, Washington.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged gestures: men eating, talking, smiling, and leaning into a shared meal without formal posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated men, a lunch table, plates, cups, a tie and suspenders, upholstered chairs, and a dim interior wall.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and brief contact-sheet variation that supports a home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for communal meals, male friendship, or everyday life in 1939 Washington.
Historical context: The clip offers visual social context for adult men sharing food indoors, but it should not be used to claim a specific event beyond the supplied Chelan metadata.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property context may need review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 8mm men eating lunch, vintage American dining, and candid 1930s meal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Chelan footage, then other 1939 Washington material, then broader home-movie scenes of meals and adult gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame of men seated at lunch, with one man in a white shirt and tie gesturing at the table. — Men sit at a lunch table as one man gestures while speaking.

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a man in a dark shirt eating at a lunch table in a dim interior. — A man eats at the table with dishes and cups arranged in front of him.

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame of a man seated at lunch, holding food near plates and a cup in a dark room. — A man sits at the meal table, holding food as others remain partly out of frame.

1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame showing a smiling man in a white shirt and tie at a shared lunch table. — A man in a white shirt and tie smiles while seated at the shared meal.

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