Nevada USA-1957: Canyon Dam with Reservoir and Power Towers

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNevada, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Nevada

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Canyon Dam with Reservoir and Power Towers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage footage captures a dramatic canyon landscape with a massive concrete dam. The sequence begins with a panoramic view of the reservoir and winding roads along the rocky cliffs, then moves to a closer look at the dam's structure and power transmission towers. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes mid-century Americana, showcasing a monumental feat of engineering in a remote desert environment. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into postwar infrastructure development and the era's fascination with hydroelectric power.

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: 123477155

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: Nevada, 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 Nevada 8mm footage for documentary or editorial requests involving canyon dams, hydroelectric infrastructure, reservoir views, and mid-century travel documentation.
Period detail: The frames may show a 1957 visitor view of a concrete canyon dam, reservoir road, lattice power towers, and desert rock terrain, with era cues coming mainly from the home-movie film format and metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from broad canyon panoramas to closer dam and power-tower details rather than a formal engineering survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a reservoir, steep rocky canyon walls, a pale winding road, a concrete dam face, lattice power structures, a small vehicle, and tiny visitors near the overlook area.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, color fading, gate edges, and grain that give the footage a physical mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief infrastructure insert, travel-memory cutaway, transition from desert landscape to dam engineering, or establishing beat for hydroelectric power themes.
Historical context: The footage visually places large public works infrastructure within a remote canyon landscape, reflecting a visitor’s attention to scale, water control, roads, and electrical transmission.
Research note: People appear small and not individually identifiable, but likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, access, and property issues should be checked separately by the buyer.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Nevada dam footage, vintage 8mm canyon reservoir, hydroelectric power towers home movie, and desert infrastructure travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Nevada 1957 travel material, and then with broader themes of dams, reservoirs, desert roads, and mid-century infrastructure.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Nevada 8mm frame showing reservoir water, steep canyon rock, and a winding road above a dam area. — Reservoir and canyon slopes seen from a high visitor vantage point.

1957 Nevada home-movie view across a rocky canyon, with a winding road and reservoir edge below. — Panoramic view across canyon rock and the road above the water.

1957 Nevada 8mm frame with lattice power towers, a small vehicle, and tiny visitors near the dam overlook area. — Power transmission structures and visitors near the canyon dam approach.

1957 Nevada 8mm frame showing the concrete face of a canyon dam with vertical buttress-like forms and top railing. — Closer view of the concrete dam structure and upper railing.

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