Portland Oregon USA-1957: Panoramic View Of Railroad Bridge Over River In

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationPortland, Oregon, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Portland Oregon

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Panoramic View Of Railroad Bridge Over River In — Clip Details

Vintage 1957 home movie footage shot from a moving vehicle in Portland, Oregon. The clip captures a panoramic view of a railroad bridge spanning a river, framed by a window with visible film grain and scratches. The scene features a dark metal truss bridge, a calm river, and a backdrop of tree-covered hills under a hazy sky. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics with soft focus and muted colors, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American transportation infrastructure.

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: 122656479

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: 1957 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: Portland, Oregon, 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 1950s editorial requests needing home-movie views of Portland-area river infrastructure, rail bridges, and travel seen from a moving vehicle.
Period detail: The dark steel truss bridge, roadside window framing, soft color, and 8mm texture may show mid-century transportation scenery in Portland, Oregon.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, with the bridge and river glimpsed through a vehicle window rather than composed as a formal survey view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a river, dark truss bridge, wooded hills, window frame, roadside sign, small building, trees, and hazy sky.
Film character: Muted color, soft focus, visible grain, scratches, and slight handheld or vehicle motion give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, travel transition, infrastructure cutaway, or memory beat within a mid-century Pacific Northwest sequence.
Historical context: The footage situates a rail bridge and river crossing within a wooded urban edge, without showing pedestrians, traffic detail, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people are visible, but the roadside sign or brand-like markings should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness, and property considerations.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s Portland river bridge, 8mm railroad bridge over river, vintage Oregon travel footage, and home movie truss bridge may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Portland or Oregon footage from 1957, then broader rail bridge, river crossing, and travel-view material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Portland-area home-movie frame showing a roadside sign, small building, hill, and window framing from a moving vehicle. — A roadside sign and small building appear briefly through the window before the bridge view.

1957 Portland, Oregon frame of a dark truss railroad bridge over a river, viewed through a window with trees and hills beyond. — The river bridge comes into view through the dark window frame.

1957 Portland home-movie view of the railroad bridge stretching across the river beneath a wooded hillside. — The bridge spans the river beneath a soft, hazy hillside.

1957 Portland, Oregon frame with evergreen trees in the foreground and a partial river bridge visible through the vehicle window. — Foreground trees partially obscure the river bridge as the vehicle continues past.

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