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Saint Paul Minnesota-1969: Sandbags Blocking High Water Near Bridge

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Minnesota
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Sandbags Blocking High Water Near Bridge — Clip Details

SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA-1969: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a severe flood in Saint Paul, with high water levels submerging the riverbank. Sandbags line the edge of the flooded area, forming a makeshift barrier against the rising water. In the background, a large industrial building and a steel truss bridge are visible, with the river's surface reflecting the overcast sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a quiet, tense moment of urban flooding, with the water's edge reaching close to the base of the structures. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the historical and nostalgic atmosphere of this archival footage.

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
125595281

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: Yes
  • 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 1019 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1969
Reel-level location note
savage minnesota
Date
1969 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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

  • bridge
  • high
  • water
  • sacks
  • cars
  • blocking
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • SAINT PAUL minnesota
  • 1969
  • 1969 flood footage
  • Saint Paul Minnesota flood
  • vintage 8mm film
  • high water levels
  • sandbags blocking water
  • industrial riverbank
  • steel truss bridge
  • archival home movie
  • 1960s flooding
  • urban flood
  • Super 8 film
  • historical footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • flood defense
  • river flooding
  • vintage documentary
  • nostalgic footage
  • old film
  • retro footage
  • archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing urban flood control footage from Saint Paul, Minnesota, shot in a home-movie format.

Still Frames From This Clip

Floodwater beside sandbags with industrial buildings and a steel bridge in the background.

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