Niagra Falls New York-1964: Robert Moses Power Dam Inscription And Control Panel

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Robert Moses Power Dam Inscription And Control Panel — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 in Niagara Falls, New York, showing a close-up of the Robert Moses Power Dam inscription on polished marble. Golden lettering and ornate emblems, including the New York state seal and a sunburst design, are prominently displayed. The scene transitions to a vintage industrial control panel with numerous gauges and switches, capturing mid-century engineering aesthetics. The film exhibits natural grain and warm color tones typical of home movie footage from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120817497

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage useful for documentary or museum sequences needing a visitor-shot view of Niagara Falls power infrastructure signage and a mid-century control room panel.
Period detail: The polished marble inscription, raised gold lettering, ornate emblems, and analog gauge console provide visible mid-century institutional and industrial design clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a brief visitor perspective, moving from commemorative dam signage to the control-panel display rather than staging a formal industrial survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Robert Moses Power Dam lettering, polished stone surface, gold emblem reliefs, a sunburst-style medallion, a New York state seal, and a bank of gauges and switches.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, dark frame edges, and slight handheld instability that give the short view a home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a concise insert, transition, or cutaway for hydroelectric power, public works, Niagara Falls travel, or 1960s industrial design sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually connects public-facing infrastructure commemoration with the analog control environment associated with large-scale power generation.
Research note: No people are visible, but the legible official dam name, state seal imagery, and identifiable public infrastructure should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and location-context concerns without assuming clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Niagara Falls 8mm power dam inscription, Robert Moses Power Dam home movie, vintage hydroelectric control panel, and 1960s industrial console footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Niagara Falls material, then related public works, hydroelectric, industrial control room, and mid-century infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Niagara Falls home-movie frame showing part of the Robert Moses Power Dam inscription on polished marble with raised gold lettering and emblem reliefs. — Robert Moses Power Dam inscription detail.

A 1964 Niagara Falls frame centers the Robert Moses Power Dam wording and a gold sunburst-style relief mounted on a polished stone surface. — Gold emblem beneath dam inscription.

The frame widens to show the Robert Moses Power Dam inscription across polished stone, with the New York state seal relief and a sunburst-style emblem below. — Inscription with state seal and emblem.

1964 Niagara Falls home-movie frame showing an analog industrial control panel with rows of circular gauges, switches, labels, and a slanted console surface. — Analog control panel display.

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