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California USA-1952: Hoover Dam On The Border Between Arizona And Nevada With

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Hoover Dam On The Border Between Arizona And Nevada With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures the Hoover Dam from a distance, its massive concrete structure dominating the frame against a backdrop of dark, rugged hills. The footage, likely from a road trip, shows the dam's iconic arch and the road along its crest, with small vehicles visible. The image has a distinct purple-blue color cast typical of aged film, with noticeable grain and soft focus. The camera pans slowly across the structure, emphasizing its scale and engineering marvel in the American Southwest.

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
123338919

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
miss universe
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1952 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States 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

  • hoover dam
  • boulder dam
  • concrete structure
  • road on top
  • hills
  • hydroelectric power generator
  • hoover
  • dam
  • border
  • arizona
  • nevada
  • technology
  • new orleans to pacific trip
  • 1952
  • California USA
  • 8mm film
  • archival footage
  • concrete dam
  • American Southwest
  • 1950s
  • road trip
  • old film
  • hydroelectric power
  • film grain
  • purple tint
  • slow pan
  • large structure
  • engineering marvel

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1952 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary inserts on Hoover Dam, midcentury road travel, public works, or American Southwest tourism.
Period detail
The frames show Hoover Dam from a visitor vantage, with small vehicles on or near the crest and aged color film consistent with the supplied 1952 date.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm frame of Hoover Dam from a distance, showing the concrete face, crest area, rugged hills, and soft blue-purple film color.
Hoover Dam seen from a distant visitor viewpoint, with the concrete structure framed against dark hills.

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