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Chelan Washington-1939: Man in Dark Grey Shirt Points at Camera While Eating

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

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Man in Dark Grey Shirt Points at Camera While Eating — Clip Details

CHELAN WASHINGTON-1939: A grainy, black-and-white 8mm home movie captures two men seated at a table, eating a meal in a dimly lit room. One man, wearing a dark grey shirt, turns toward the camera and points directly at it, while the other man eats and gestures. The footage shows the natural motion and slight shakiness of vintage Super 8 film, with visible grain and soft focus. The scene evokes a candid, intimate moment from the late 1930s, offering authentic archival footage of everyday life.

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
127498696

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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Topics & Keywords

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  • 1930s people
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  • pointing at camera

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s home-movie requests needing an intimate domestic meal scene or candid interior cutaway from Chelan, Washington.
Period detail
The dark shirts, suspenders, table setting, and soft black-and-white 8mm image support a late-1930s everyday interior reading.
Home-movie behavior
The men appear relaxed and responsive to the camera, with one pointing toward the lens while the other continues eating.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two seated men, plates, cups, utensils, suspenders, a table, a doorway or wall panel, and a dim private room.
Film character
The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm texture with soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of home-movie filming.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a brief domestic-life insert, a candid reaction beat, or a transition into family and social meal sequences.
Historical context
The scene offers a small view of informal dining and camera-aware behavior in a private interior without documenting a specific public event.
Research note
People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from copyright status.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1939 Chelan Washington home movie, 1930s men eating indoors, vintage 8mm domestic meal, and man pointing at camera.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Chelan or Washington footage from 1939, then broader 1930s domestic dining scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Chelan, Washington home-movie footage from 1939, two men sit at a dining table with plates and cups in a dark room.
Two men seated at a table during a casual indoor meal.
In the 1939 Chelan home movie, one seated man points at the camera as another man handles food at the table.
A seated man gestures directly toward the camera during the meal.
A person in a light shirt and suspenders is seen from behind near a wall or doorway in the Chelan interior footage.
A rear view of a person near an interior wall or doorway.
A person in a light shirt and suspenders bends forward in the dim Chelan home-movie interior, partially obscuring the background.
A person leans forward in the dim private interior.

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