Chelan Washington-1939: Man Talking and Eating at Social Gathering

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

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Man Talking and Eating at Social Gathering — Clip Details

A man in a button-up shirt speaks while eating at a table in a dimly lit room, captured on 8mm film in 1939. The grainy black-and-white footage shows him gesturing with a fork, surrounded by other people in a social gathering. The scene shifts to a dark, obscured view, then returns to a group seated around a table with plates and cups, engaged in conversation. The vintage aesthetic, with film grain and soft focus, evokes a nostalgic, candid moment from a mid-20th century home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127498399

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archive requests for late-1930s home-movie interiors, social meals, and candid adult conversation in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm frames may show a 1939 indoor gathering in Chelan, with button-up shirts, tableware, and dim domestic or private-room lighting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged behavior as adults talk, gesture with utensils, eat, and share a table in a casual social setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated men, a button-up shirt, fork gestures, plates, cups, tableware, chairs, and a dark partially obscured frame.
Film character: The footage has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, table-conversation cutaway, or memory beat for everyday social life in the late 1930s.
Historical context: The scene provides visual evidence of adult social dining and conversation in a private interior without establishing a specific event or institution.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 1930s men eating at table, 8mm social gathering, and vintage indoor conversation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Chelan 1939 material, then similar 1930s home-movie dining or conversation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan home-movie footage, a seated man in a button-up shirt gestures with a fork near a table in a dim interior. — A seated man gestures while speaking at an indoor table.

A man at a Chelan, Washington indoor gathering gestures with a fork beside plates and chairs in grainy 1939 8mm footage. — The man continues gesturing during conversation at the table.

A mostly obscured 8mm frame from the indoor gathering shows a partial arm and hand, with little room detail visible. — A dark transitional view obscures most of the scene.

Adults sit around a table with dishes and cups during a 1939 Chelan social gathering, filmed in grainy black-and-white 8mm. — Several adults gather around a table with plates, cups, and conversation.

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