Montana USA-1958: Massive Dam Releasing Water Cascade

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Montana

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Massive Dam Releasing Water Cascade — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a massive dam in Montana releasing a powerful cascade of water. The footage shows turbulent white water rushing over the spillway, with a rugged hillside in the background under a cloudy sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film edge borders evoke authentic mid-century Americana. The camera remains steady, focusing on the dam's structure and the force of the flowing water, offering a nostalgic glimpse of 1950s infrastructure and natural power. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123478713

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 1571 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: may,june,july
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: california,oregon,washington,montana,north dakota
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Montana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Montana 8mm footage for productions needing a concise archival view of dam infrastructure, spillway release, and mid-century landscape context.
Period detail: The footage may show 1958-era public works through the concrete dam form, arched spillway openings, faded color stock, and home-movie framing.
Home-movie behavior: The steady visitor-shot angle values the dam as a powerful roadside or travel sight, holding on the water release rather than staging any human action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a concrete dam, arched spillway openings, white water cascade, mist or spray, rocky hillside, cloudy sky, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, gate borders, and a steady amateur camera viewpoint that support its physical-film origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short infrastructure insert, nature-power cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into water management and western landscape topics.
Historical context: The scene visually connects mid-century travel filming with large-scale dam infrastructure and the dramatic movement of controlled water in a mountain setting.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still assess copyright status and any property or location permissions for their use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Montana dam spillway, vintage 8mm water release, home movie hydroelectric dam, and mid-century western infrastructure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Montana travel material, then other 1958 regional infrastructure views, then broader dam, reservoir, river, and water-power footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Montana 8mm frame showing a concrete dam spillway with white water pouring down and a rocky hillside behind it. — A dam spillway releases turbulent white water with hills and clouds in the background.

1958 Montana 8mm view of a dam spillway releasing a dense sheet of white water, with hills and clouds beyond. — Heavy water rushes over the dam spillway beneath arched openings.

1958 Montana 8mm frame emphasizing the foaming cascade below the dam, with the concrete side wall partly visible. — Foaming water dominates the lower spillway view as the dam releases flow.

1958 Montana 8mm frame of turbulent white water cascading from a dam spillway, with mist and the dam structure at left. — The water release fills the frame with spray and a dense white cascade.

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