Arizona USA-1962: Scenic Views Of Hoover Dam And Sign On A Sunny Day

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Arizona

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Scenic Views Of Hoover Dam And Sign On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1962 capturing scenic views of the Hoover Dam in Arizona. The clip opens with a close-up of a sign reading 'Hoover Dam Boulder City,' then pans across the massive concrete structure, highlighting its iconic towers and curved spillway. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural sunlight casting sharp shadows. This archival footage offers a nostalgic look at mid-century American engineering and tourism, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 122653180

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

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: 1962 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: Arizona, 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 home-movie footage for requests needing visitor-shot views of Hoover Dam and mid-century Southwestern landmark tourism.
Period detail: The concrete dam towers, bright desert light, and soft 8mm color may show early-1960s travel filming at Hoover Dam as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a tourist viewpoint, lingering on the dam's scale and architectural details from an unstaged observation angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include concrete intake towers, the curved dam wall, dark reservoir water, desert rock slopes, sharp shadows, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, warm faded color, handheld framing, and exposure shifts typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, engineering cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat in a mid-century road-trip sequence.
Historical context: The views place a major American infrastructure landmark within the visual language of postwar leisure travel and amateur sightseeing.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Hoover Dam sign and identifiable landmark context may require review for trademark, location, and editorial-use considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960s 8mm Hoover Dam footage, Arizona landmark home movies, Boulder City travel sign, and vintage dam tourism views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel footage, then other 1962 Hoover Dam or Arizona material, then broader mid-century American landmark and engineering tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm view of Hoover Dam showing a concrete intake tower, curved dam wall, dark water, and desert slope beyond. — Concrete tower and dam wall seen from an elevated visitor viewpoint.

1962 Hoover Dam footage with a pale concrete tower filling the frame and a large shadow crossing the dam face. — Dam tower detail with strong sunlight and shadow across the concrete wall.

Handheld 8mm frame of Hoover Dam with the edge of an intake tower, dark water below, and a shadowed concrete surface. — Partial tower view emphasizes the dam's vertical concrete forms.

1962 8mm view of Hoover Dam's curved concrete wall, reservoir water, desert rock, and bright sunlit spillway area. — Curved dam wall and reservoir water seen in bright desert light.

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