Arizona-1959: Construction Of Dam Going On Cross River

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Construction Of Dam Going On Cross River — Clip Details

Aerial views of a massive dam under construction in Arizona in 1959, captured on 8mm film. The footage reveals concrete structures, power generation equipment, and a river flowing through a rugged canyon. The grainy, vintage quality and dark film borders evoke a sense of mid-century engineering ambition and historical documentation. This archival home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into a major infrastructure project of the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 125507365

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: 1959 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: Arizona, 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: Useful for 1950s documentary or educational edits needing aerial home-movie coverage of large-scale dam construction in Arizona.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century concrete dam works, service decks, clustered industrial equipment, and canyon terrain consistent with the supplied 1959 Arizona metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot aerial perspective, observing the construction site from above rather than presenting staged official coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a concrete structure, rows of machinery or equipment, deck edges, dark water, canyon rock, film borders, and overhead framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld drift that give the footage physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for infrastructure, water management, engineering, or mid-century travel narration.
Historical context: The footage visually places a large engineering project within a rugged river canyon, without identifying the dam beyond the supplied Arizona construction metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any site or property permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 Arizona dam construction, 8mm aerial dam footage, vintage river canyon engineering, and home movie infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Arizona 1959 material, then with broader dam, river, power, and construction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Arizona 8mm frame showing an overhead view of concrete dam construction with equipment lined along a service deck. — Aerial view of concrete dam works and equipment along the deck edge.

Overhead 8mm view of an Arizona dam construction area, with a long equipment-lined deck beside dark river water. — Long deck and construction equipment seen from above beside the river channel.

1959 Arizona frame showing dam construction equipment along a concrete edge with dark water and pale canyon rock nearby. — Construction equipment lines the dam edge near canyon rock and water.

Aerial 8mm frame of Arizona dam construction, with concrete structures, water, and rugged canyon rock in view. — High-angle view of dam construction set against water and canyon rock.

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