Minnesota USA-1964: Close Up View Of Huge Dam With Water Flowing Over Spillway

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Close Up View Of Huge Dam With Water Flowing Over Spillway — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a close-up view of a large concrete dam with water cascading over its spillway. The footage shows turbulent white water flowing through multiple channels, with green trees and foliage framing the scene. In the background, industrial structures and buildings are visible along the riverbank. The final frame offers a wider perspective of the dam's reservoir, revealing a calm blue lake stretching toward the horizon under a hazy sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera movement evoke a strong sense of mid-century Americana and archival nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125308126

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Minnesota, 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: 1960s Minnesota home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts about dams, water infrastructure, rivers, reservoirs, and mid-century travel views.
Period detail: The footage may show a 1960s visitor view of a concrete dam, with simple railings, utility structures, and faded color 8mm stock supporting the stated 1964 date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the spillway from nearby vantage points, then shifts to a broader reservoir view like a visitor recording a landmark during a family trip.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include concrete spillway walls, foaming water, riverbank structures, metal railings, leafy branches, a broad reservoir, distant shoreline, and hazy sky.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, faded color, and handheld framing that preserve its original home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a cutaway, establishing insert, infrastructure detail, or quiet transition between river, travel, and regional history sequences.
Historical context: The scene places water-control infrastructure within a recreational or visitor-shot landscape, without confirming the dam name or any specific public works event.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and any location or property permissions needed for their use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Minnesota 8mm dam footage, vintage spillway water, home movie reservoir, and mid-century river infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Minnesota views, then broader dam, reservoir, river, and water-management footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Minnesota 8mm frame showing foaming water pouring over a concrete dam spillway, with railings and distant utility structures beyond. — Foaming water cascades over the concrete spillway in a close visitor-shot view.

1964 Minnesota home-movie frame of water spilling through a concrete dam channel, partly framed by leaves and backed by railings. — Water drops through a spillway channel while leaves partially frame the view.

1964 Minnesota 8mm view of a dam spillway from an angle, showing white water below, concrete surfaces, and nearby foliage. — An angled close-up shows the spillway face and churning water below.

1964 Minnesota 8mm frame widening to a reservoir view, with blue water, distant shore structures, trees, and a hazy horizon. — The clip ends on a wider reservoir view under a hazy sky.

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