Chelan Washington-1939: Man Cleans Dishes, Two Men Laugh While Seated

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

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Man Cleans Dishes, Two Men Laugh While Seated — Clip Details

A grainy black-and-white 8mm home movie from Chelan Washington in 1939 captures a man in a dress shirt and vest cleaning dishes at a table. The scene shifts to two men seated together, one in a dark suit and the other in a light shirt and tie, sharing a moment of laughter. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—high grain, soft focus, and natural lighting—evoking a nostalgic, candid slice of mid-20th century domestic life. The handheld camera work adds to the authentic, personal feel of this archival home movie.

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: 127498487

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 domestic-life edits needing candid 8mm footage of adult men indoors in Chelan, Washington.
Period detail: The clothing, room fixtures, and black-and-white 8mm source may show late-1930s household or social-room details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal behavior: a man works at a table while seated men laugh and react to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult men, dress shirts, a vest, a tie, a table surface, wall fixtures, chairs, and a dim private interior.
Film character: Heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic insert, social cutaway, or brief memory beat between broader 1930s family scenes.
Historical context: The clip shows adult men in an informal indoor setting, suggesting private social or household life without identifying the occasion.
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, men laughing indoors, man washing dishes, and black-and-white 8mm domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Chelan or 1939 material, then broader domestic or men-socializing home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie frame, a man in a vest and dress shirt appears to work over a table indoors. — A man in a vest leans over a table in a dim private interior.

Two adult men sit close together indoors in Chelan, Washington footage from 1939, one laughing beside a man in a shirt and tie. — Two seated men share a laughing moment in an indoor room.

A grainy 8mm frame shows a mostly dark surface with a small bright object, likely part of the same indoor home-movie scene. — A brief, underexposed view of a dark surface with a small bright object.

A soft, close 1939 Chelan home-movie frame shows an adult man in a dark jacket seated in a dim private interior. — A seated man appears close to the camera in a dim interior.

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