Arizona USA-1962: Hoover Dam Pans To Rocks And Power Lines

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

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Hoover Dam Pans To Rocks And Power Lines — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1962, showcasing the Hoover Dam with its iconic concrete structures against a rugged desert mountain backdrop. The camera pans across the dam's towers and spillways, revealing rocky terrain and power transmission lines climbing the arid hillsides. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural wear, capturing a nostalgic mid-century American engineering landmark in its natural desert environment. This authentic archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, and nostalgic content about 1960s American infrastructure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122653201

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1962 8mm footage supports documentary or educational requests for Hoover Dam, desert infrastructure, and mid-century American travel views.
Period detail: The concrete dam towers, arid mountain setting, and transmission lines may show a 1960s visitor view of Hoover Dam and its power landscape.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reads as unstaged tourist footage, with the camera panning from monumental dam structures to surrounding rocks and utility lines.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include concrete intake towers, dam walls, rocky desert slopes, mountain ridges, power pylons, transmission lines, and one visitor at frame edge.
Film character: Soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight blur, and handheld framing give the shot a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief infrastructure insert, travel transition, desert cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century American landmarks.
Historical context: The footage places a major engineered site within its rugged desert terrain without making claims beyond the visible dam, rocks, and power transmission setting.
Research note: Review for copyright status and any likeness concern from the visible visitor; no logos are apparent, but clearance is not guaranteed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 8mm Hoover Dam, Arizona desert dam footage, vintage home movie power lines, and mid-century American infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel dam or travel shots, then 1962 Arizona or Hoover Dam material, then broader desert infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Arizona 8mm frame showing Hoover Dam concrete towers against rugged desert mountains. — Hoover Dam tower structures stand below rocky desert hills.

Hoover Dam towers and arid mountain ridges appear in a soft 1962 home-movie frame. — Concrete dam structures are framed against the surrounding desert ridges.

1962 Arizona view of rocky slopes near Hoover Dam with a road and power transmission structures. — The pan moves across rocky terrain and utility lines near the dam.

Hoover Dam area landscape with power lines, rocky slopes, and a partially visible visitor in the foreground. — Transmission lines cross the rocky desert hills as a visitor enters the frame edge.

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