Paducah Kentucky USA-1951: Major Flooding As The Waters Push Debris Against Homes

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationPaducah, Kentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Paducah Kentucky

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Major Flooding As The Waters Push Debris Against Homes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures a devastating flood in Paducah, Kentucky. Muddy water engulfs residential homes and a large billboard, with debris floating past. The footage shows a quiet neighborhood overwhelmed by rising waters, with trees and structures partially submerged under an overcast sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the historical authenticity, offering a poignant glimpse into a natural disaster from the early 1950s. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, and nostalgic content.

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: 123320718

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: 1951 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: Paducah, Kentucky, 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: 1950s 8mm flood footage for documentary or educational edits needing residential inundation, debris movement, and neighborhood-scale disaster views in Paducah, Kentucky.
Period detail: The small homes, roadside billboard, muted color stock, and handheld framing support an early-1950s home-movie view, while the exact billboard brand or message is not readable.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from across floodwater without staging, giving the clip a resident or passerby perspective on a neighborhood overwhelmed by rising water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include muddy floodwater, partly submerged houses, trees, floating debris, a roadside billboard, outbuildings, and overcast sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight gate edges, and faded color that mark it as physical home-movie footage from the period.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for flood damage, river-town vulnerability, or mid-century disaster coverage.
Historical context: The frames show residential structures and yards under high water, placing the disaster in a lived neighborhood context rather than a formal newsreel view.
Research note: A billboard or sign appears and private homes are visible, so copyright, brand, and property-identification review should be handled separately from footage licensing.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1951 Paducah Kentucky flood, 1950s 8mm flood home movie, residential flooding with debris, and river town flood footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Paducah or Kentucky flood material, then broader mid-century U.S. flood and disaster footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Paducah, Kentucky flood footage showing muddy water around homes, trees, and a roadside billboard. — Floodwater reaches homes and a billboard along a residential street.

Paducah floodwater surrounds residential buildings, trees, and a partially readable billboard in this 1951 8mm frame. — Submerged yards and homes are seen beside a roadside sign.

Residential flooding in Paducah, Kentucky, with water covering yards and debris drifting past homes and trees. — Water covers the foreground as a home and trees sit partly submerged.

1951 Paducah flood scene showing water around houses, a small outbuilding, trees, and debris in a residential area. — Floodwater surrounds houses and outbuildings in a residential block.

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