Washington USA-1938: Hydroelectric Dam Under Construction

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Hydroelectric Dam Under Construction — Clip Details

Black and white vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1938 showing a massive hydroelectric dam under construction in Washington, USA. The clip features a wide view of the dam's concrete structure and steel support towers, with construction equipment visible on the upper deck. The grainy, high-contrast film quality and dark frame borders are characteristic of amateur 8mm footage from the era. The final frame shifts to a desolate landscape view, suggesting a broader documentary perspective on industrial development. This archival material captures a significant moment in American civil engineering history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121486581

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: Washington, 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: Useful for 1930s documentary or educational requests needing Washington state home-movie views of hydroelectric dam construction and surrounding industrial landscape.
Period detail: The concrete dam face, steel trestle structures, and black-and-white 8mm rendering support a late-1930s civil engineering setting, with the 1938 date supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot vantage, observing the dam from a distant overlook rather than staging action or focusing on workers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad concrete dam wall, steel framework, deck equipment, dark film-gate borders, water or spillway surface, and a sparse landscape beyond the structure.
Film character: The clip carries a grainy black-and-white 8mm look with soft focus, high contrast, frame weave, vertical scratches, and heavy gate edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an industrial cutaway, infrastructure insert, or transition from dam construction detail to wider landscape context.
Historical context: The views place large-scale public works within a stark regional landscape, showing infrastructure as seen by an amateur camera rather than an official survey film.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any site or property restrictions for their project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 Washington hydroelectric dam construction, 1930s 8mm infrastructure footage, concrete dam wall, and industrial landscape home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Washington dam views, then broader 1930s civil engineering and industrial landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie view of a hydroelectric dam face with steel construction towers and heavy black film-gate borders. — Distant view of the dam wall and steel framework above it.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of the Washington hydroelectric dam construction, with steel trestles over a broad concrete surface. — Steel construction framework spans the top of the concrete dam face.

1938 Washington 8mm view of the dam wall and overhead steel structures, softened by grain, scratches, and film-gate shadows. — A slightly shifted view emphasizes the dam face and construction framework.

Washington landscape view following the dam shots, showing open ground, low horizon, pale sky, and visible 8mm film wear. — The final frame opens onto the surrounding landscape beyond the dam area.

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