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British Columbia Canada-1979: Massive Concrete Dam With Arched Spillways And River Flow

  • Year1979
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1979 British Columbia Canada
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Massive Concrete Dam With Arched Spillways And River Flow — Clip Details

BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA-1979: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a massive concrete dam with distinctive arched spillways and a rocky embankment. The footage shows a wide river flowing past the structure, with a small boat visible near the base. The grainy, color-graded film has a warm, nostalgic tone, typical of 1970s home movies. The camera pans slowly across the dam, emphasizing its scale and engineering. This archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-century infrastructure and environmental control in British Columbia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123108379

Rights & Clearance

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 1792 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
tent trailer,VI-09,1
Reel-level year note
1979
Reel-level location note
canada
Date
1979 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
British Columbia, Canada Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

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  • river flow
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  • documentary style
  • historical infrastructure
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  • 1970s technology
  • nostalgic footage
  • retro film
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  • vintage home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s British Columbia infrastructure requests needing real 8mm dam footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1979 British Columbia 8mm frame showing a concrete dam wall, arched spillway forms, rocky embankment, and dark river water.
A concrete dam spans the background behind a sloped rocky embankment and river water.

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