Saint Paul Minnesota-1969: Railroad Tracks Alongside Flooded River in Saint Paul

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Minnesota

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Railroad Tracks Alongside Flooded River in Saint Paul — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this archival footage captures a flooded landscape in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The clip opens on a rocky cliff face with a dark cave-like opening, then transitions to an elevated view of railroad tracks running alongside a swollen river. Murky floodwaters engulf the riverbank, submerging a small structure and surrounding vegetation. A building with a 'PRESS' sign is visible in the foreground, suggesting a news or industrial site. The overcast sky and grainy film quality evoke a somber, historical mood, documenting a significant weather event from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125595329

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1019 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: savage minnesota
Date: 1969 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: Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing Saint Paul flood conditions, railroad infrastructure, and riverbank impact in archival 8mm footage.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s urban riverfront infrastructure, with rail tracks, utility poles, a flat-roofed building, and a partially visible PRESS sign.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie viewpoint, shifting from a rocky opening to an elevated look at floodwater and tracks without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rock face opening, railroad tracks, high floodwater, a small riverside structure, utility poles, muddy banks, and a building sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the short record its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, location insert, weather-event transition, or brief memory beat for flood, rail, or riverfront sequences.
Historical context: The views document floodwater pressing against transportation and riverside structures, suggesting how high water affected an urban river corridor.
Research note: No people are visible, but the partial PRESS sign and identifiable site features may require review for trademark, location, or property-use context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Saint Paul flood footage, 8mm railroad tracks by floodwater, Minnesota river flooding, and home-movie urban flood views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1969 Saint Paul or Minnesota flood views, then broader rail, riverfront, and weather-event archive material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Saint Paul 8mm frame showing a rocky cliff face or bank with a dark arched opening and layered stone or soil. — Rocky bank with a dark opening before the floodwater view.

Elevated 1969 Saint Paul view of railroad tracks running beside swollen floodwater, with part of a PRESS sign on a nearby building. — Rail tracks and floodwater seen from above, with a partial PRESS sign below.

1969 Saint Paul 8mm frame of railroad tracks along a muddy, flooded riverbank, with a building roof edge and partial sign in the foreground. — Muddy rail corridor bordered by floodwater and a nearby building.

Elevated 1969 Saint Paul view of floodwater around a small riverside structure near railroad tracks, poles, and a partial PRESS sign. — Floodwater reaches the rail-side structures and muddy riverbank.

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