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British Columbia Canada-1979: Dam During The Daytime With Still And Quiet Waters

  • Year1979
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1979 British Columbia Canada
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Dam During The Daytime With Still And Quiet Waters — Clip Details

BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA-1979: A massive concrete dam stretches across a calm reservoir under a bright daytime sky. The 8mm film captures the structure's imposing vertical spillway gates and arched crest, with still water reflecting the overcast light. Shot from a low angle near the water's edge, the footage shows a gravel shoreline and distant hills, conveying a sense of quiet industrial scale. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches are characteristic of vintage home movie footage from the late 1970s.

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
123108438

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

  • dam
  • still
  • quiet
  • daytime
  • water
  • sunny
  • concrete
  • structure
  • clear
  • waters
  • day
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • british columbia canada
  • 1979
  • 1979 dam footage
  • British Columbia dam
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1970s home movie
  • concrete dam structure
  • still water reservoir
  • archival dam footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • industrial landmark
  • retro film
  • Canadian infrastructure
  • old film footage
  • documentary style
  • nostalgic 1970s
  • vintage Super 8
  • quiet waters
  • 1979 archival footage
  • historic dam
  • 8mm film grain
  • classic home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s Canadian infrastructure requests needing real 8mm dam footage as a documentary insert, establishing cutaway, or archive texture.

Still Frames From This Clip

Concrete dam across calm water with gravel shoreline and distant hills.

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