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Saint Paul Minnesota-1969: Flood Submerges Naval Reserve Building And Train Tracks

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Minnesota
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Flood Submerges Naval Reserve Building And Train Tracks — Clip Details

SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA-1969: A dramatic 8mm home movie captures the devastating 1969 flood, showing a city submerged under murky water. A building with 'NAVAL RESERVE' signage is partially underwater, with only its roof and upper walls visible. The scene shifts to a flooded industrial area near a bridge, where train tracks run alongside a river swollen with floodwaters. The grainy, color-bleached footage, framed by a dark border, evokes a powerful sense of historical loss and environmental impact, offering authentic archival material for documentaries and historical projects.

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
125595311

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

  • a place under the water
  • consequences
  • man's
  • action
  • big
  • cities
  • people
  • SAINT PAUL minnesota
  • 1969
  • 1969 flood
  • submerged buildings
  • naval reserve
  • train tracks flooded
  • river overflow
  • vintage 8mm film
  • archival footage
  • historical disaster
  • environmental impact
  • urban flooding
  • 1960s home movie
  • retro film
  • grainy footage
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • nostalgic clip
  • American history
  • natural disaster

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s documentary or exhibit requests needing authentic home-movie flood views of Saint Paul infrastructure and riverfront disruption.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Saint Paul floodwater covers a riverfront area around a low building, with industrial buildings and bare trees in the distance.
Floodwater covers a Saint Paul riverfront area near low buildings and distant industry.

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