Chelan Washington-1939: Smiling Man in White Shirt and Suspenders

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

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Smiling Man in White Shirt and Suspenders — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and suspenders smiles warmly in a series of close-up shots from a 1939 8mm home movie filmed in Chelan, Washington. The grainy black-and-white footage captures his cheerful expression and formal attire, with subtle camera movement following his movements as he interacts with someone off-screen. The vintage film quality, with visible grain and soft focus, evokes a nostalgic, personal moment from the late 1930s. The setting appears to be indoors, possibly a home or small gathering space, with a door visible in one frame. This authentic archival clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-20th century life and personal memory.

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: 127498436

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s home-movie requests needing a brief character close-up, social-gathering insert, or personal-memory beat from Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The white shirt, tie, suspenders, interior door, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s informal dress and indoor domestic surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The man smiles and reacts naturally toward someone off camera, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie sense of conversation or greeting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling adult man, white shirt, dark tie, suspenders, another standing figure, a paneled door, interior walls, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, visible grain, edge falloff, and handheld framing typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, reaction shot, or intimate memory beat within a sequence about family gatherings or everyday life.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for informal adult interaction in a private indoor setting, without enough evidence to identify the occasion or relationship.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 1930s smiling man suspenders, vintage indoor gathering, and 8mm family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 Chelan material, then similar 1930s indoor social or family-reaction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in white shirt, dark tie, and suspenders seated indoors in 1939 Chelan home-movie footage. — A seated man in shirt, tie, and suspenders looks toward someone nearby.

Smiling adult man in close-up, filmed indoors on black-and-white 8mm footage from Chelan, Washington. — The man smiles broadly while facing someone off camera.

Close-up of the smiling man in a white shirt, with a paneled interior wall behind him. — A close view emphasizes the man's cheerful expression and formal shirt.

Two adult men stand by an interior door, with the shirt-and-suspenders man facing another figure. — The man in suspenders appears near a door while another adult stands opposite him.

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