Chelan Washington-1939: A Group Of Men Seated Eating Drinking And Socializing

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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 Seated Eating Drinking And Socializing — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a group of men seated at a table in Chelan, Washington, sharing a meal and drinks. The black-and-white footage shows them in formal attire, including suits and ties, laughing and conversing in a dimly lit indoor setting. One man raises a metal cup in a toast while others eat from plates, their expressions conveying camaraderie and joy. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: high grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a social gathering from the late 1930s.

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: 127498421

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: 1930s 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing an intimate indoor social meal in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The suits, ties, metal cups, simple table settings, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s domestic or private social gathering.
Home-movie behavior: The men appear relaxed and aware of the camera, eating, drinking, laughing, and gesturing in an unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adult men, plates, cups, a dining table, dim interior walls, formal clothing, and film edge shadows.
Film character: The clip has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, flicker, and handheld framing that give it strong original 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for social life, hospitality, or male friendship in a late-1930s setting.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for a small private meal or gathering, showing informal sociability inside a domestic or private interior.
Research note: Visible adult faces and a private interior require likeness and property review; copyright status should be assessed separately from these permissions.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1930s 8mm men eating drinking, Chelan Washington home movie, vintage indoor social gathering, and men at table archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then Chelan or 1939 Washington footage, then broader 1930s meals and social gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan home-movie footage, adult men in suits sit at a dining table with plates and cups in a dim interior. — Men seated at a table during an indoor meal, with one man lifting his hand near his face.

A man smiles toward the camera during the Chelan, Washington indoor gathering, with other diners and tableware around him. — Smiling seated man turns toward the camera amid plates and cups at the table.

A grainy 1939 Chelan interior frame shows seated figures at a table, with a framed picture visible on the wall behind them. — Soft-focus interior view of the group at the table with wall decor in the background.

The final frame shows an overexposed 8mm film surface with scratches, grain, and dark rounded frame edges rather than clear figures. — Overexposed film texture and scratches appear at the end of the short clip.

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