Chelan Washington-1939: A Group Of Middle-Aged Men Chatting And Laughing While

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

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A Group Of Middle-Aged Men Chatting And Laughing While — Clip Details

A grainy black-and-white 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a group of middle-aged men in a dimly lit bar, laughing and chatting. One man in a dark shirt and tie smiles broadly, his face illuminated by a soft light, while others stand nearby in casual attire. The footage shows natural, unposed interactions with visible film grain and soft focus, characteristic of vintage Super 8 home movies. The scene conveys a warm, nostalgic atmosphere of camaraderie and social gathering in a classic American bar setting.

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: 127498369

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 requests needing late-1930s American home-movie bar or social-club footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The dark shirts, ties, subdued interior lighting, and black-and-white 8mm texture support the 1939 Chelan, Washington metadata while leaving the exact venue unidentified.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged interaction as men smile, talk, and gesture casually in a crowded private interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling man in a dark shirt and tie, nearby men in soft focus, dim wall surfaces, a doorway or vertical trim, hand gestures, and strong film grain.
Film character: The clip has a dense 8mm home-movie look with heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and intimate handheld framing that reads as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short social-life insert, a memory beat, or a transition into a sequence about men gathering, drinking, or talking indoors.
Historical context: The frames show adult men socializing indoors in a way that suggests casual public or private gathering culture without identifying the venue or occasion.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s men in bar home movie, Chelan Washington 1939 social gathering, 8mm men laughing indoors, and vintage drinking scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan footage, then broader 1930s American indoor social or drinking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie footage, a smiling man in a dark shirt and tie stands in a dim interior with other men behind him. — A man smiles while standing among other adult men in a dim indoor gathering.

The central man turns partly away as background figures remain softly visible.

A laughing man in a dark shirt and tie appears in this 1939 Chelan home-movie frame, surrounded by other adult men in a low-lit interior. — A man laughs broadly during an informal indoor social moment.

In the final 1939 Chelan frame, a man in a dark shirt and tie raises both hands while speaking or laughing among other men indoors. — The central figure lifts both hands mid-conversation in a lively indoor scene.

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