Arizona-1967: Top View Of Hoover Dam

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Top View Of Hoover Dam — Clip Details

Aerial views of the Hoover Dam in Arizona, 1967, captured on vintage 8mm film. The footage shows the massive concrete structure, the reservoir, and surrounding desert landscape from multiple angles. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera moves across the dam's face and the water basin, highlighting its engineering scale against the rugged terrain. This authentic home movie footage offers a rare, personal perspective of a major American landmark during the mid-20th century.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 120834241

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm landmark footage suited to documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot views of Hoover Dam and its reservoir from elevated angles.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century color home-movie views of Hoover Dam infrastructure, concrete surfaces, water, and surrounding desert canyon terrain, with the 1967 date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, observing the dam from overlooks and high vantage points rather than presenting a staged institutional survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the dam's curved concrete face, reservoir water, service structures, railings or walkways, steep canyon walls, and a distant overlook area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the landmark views physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, engineering cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about western U.S. infrastructure or road-trip landmarks.
Historical context: The footage visually places Hoover Dam within its desert canyon setting and emphasizes the scale of concrete construction against the reservoir and surrounding rock formations.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still evaluate underlying copyright status and any property or location permissions needed for their use.
Research search match: Researcher searches this may match include 1960s 8mm Hoover Dam footage, vintage home movie dam overlook, reservoir and concrete dam views, and Arizona landmark travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1967 Hoover Dam or southwestern U.S. travel footage, and then with broader mid-century infrastructure or reservoir imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 8mm frame showing an elevated view across a pale concrete section of Hoover Dam, bordered by dark film-gate edges and soft home-movie focus. — Elevated concrete view at Hoover Dam.

Overhead 1967 home-movie view of Hoover Dam concrete surfaces, showing a curved edge or roadway line and small structural details near the top of the frame. — Overhead dam structure detail.

1967 8mm overhead view at Hoover Dam, looking down toward green-blue reservoir water bordered by concrete walkways, railings, and structural equipment. — Reservoir water beside dam structures.

1967 8mm view of Hoover Dam with a concrete tower at right, reservoir water below, rocky canyon walls beyond, and a small overlook area at left. — Dam tower, reservoir, and canyon backdrop.

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