Saint Paul Minnesota-1969: Footage Of Major Flooding Shows A Floating Object And Submerged Sign

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

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Footage Of Major Flooding Shows A Floating Object And... — Clip Details

SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA-1969: Footage of major flooding shows a dark, elongated object floating on turbulent water, likely debris from the flood. The scene shifts to reveal a submerged speed limit sign marked '35' and a partially underwater bridge with train tracks, all captured on grainy 8mm film. The footage depicts a dramatic natural disaster with a somber, urgent mood, showcasing the destructive power of the floodwaters in a classic home movie style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125595335

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary requests needing Saint Paul flood damage, high water, roadway infrastructure, or urban disaster cutaways from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The 35 mph road sign, rail or bridge structure, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s urban flood setting consistent with the supplied Saint Paul, Minnesota metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a fixed or lightly handheld vantage point, watching floodwater and infrastructure rather than staging action or addressing the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include turbulent floodwater, a dark floating object, a submerged speed limit sign, bridge or rail decking, vertical posts, a dark cable or beam, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The clip has grainy 8mm texture, muted color, soft detail, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the immediacy of an amateur flood record.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief disaster insert, infrastructure cutaway, location-establishing flood detail, or somber transition within a sequence on high water.
Historical context: The footage visually documents floodwater reaching road signage and transport infrastructure, suggesting disruption to ordinary city movement without identifying a specific flood event beyond supplied metadata.
Research note: No people are visible, but the road sign and public infrastructure should still be reviewed for trademark, property, copyright, and location-identification considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Saint Paul flood 8mm footage, Minnesota flood home movie, submerged speed limit sign, floating debris in floodwater, and vintage urban disaster film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring reel shots, then other Saint Paul or Minnesota 1969 flood material, then broader 1960s flooding, bridge, rail, and severe-weather archive clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Saint Paul, Minnesota flood footage from 1969 showing a dark elongated object drifting across turbulent water. — A dark piece of debris or floating object moves across high floodwater.

A dark object appears on the surface of floodwater in 1969 Saint Paul footage, with no people visible. — The floating object remains visible against the rippled floodwater surface.

The 8mm frame shows a dark floating object near the edge of turbulent floodwater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. — A dark object drifts near the frame edge as floodwater fills the view.

A 35 mph road sign stands in floodwater near a bridge or rail structure in 1969 Saint Paul, Minnesota footage. — Floodwater rises around a 35 mph sign beside a partially submerged bridge or rail structure.

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