Saint Paul Minnesota-1969: Floodwaters Submerging Street and Bridge

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

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Floodwaters Submerging Street and Bridge — Clip Details

SAINT PAUL MINNESOTA-1969: Floodwaters surge over a concrete barrier, submerging a white sign marked '1965' in murky, churning water. The scene shifts to a street view where vintage 1960s automobiles, including a light-colored station wagon, are parked near an underpass. A bridge overhead displays signs for Warner Rd and Shepard Rd, with a river overflowing in the background. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage captures the dramatic flooding with authentic grain and color, offering a nostalgic look at a historic weather event in a mid-century American city.

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: 125595387

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: Yes
Minors 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: Archival 1960s Saint Paul flood footage for documentary inserts about urban flooding, riverfront infrastructure, and mid-century city streets.
Period detail: Visible era clues include 1960s automobiles, an 8mm home-movie look, street signage for Warner Rd and Shepard Rd, and a flood marker or sign reading 1965.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a practical street-level vantage, capturing floodwater and traffic conditions as an unstaged local record rather than a composed news shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include churning floodwater, a concrete barrier, a 1965 sign, an underpass, Warner Rd and Shepard Rd signs, parked cars, pedestrians, and riverfront structures.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, slight exposure shifts, muted color, and handheld framing that support its physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, location-establishing cutaway, or transition from floodwater detail to street disruption.
Historical context: The footage visually connects high water with bridge and road access in Saint Paul, showing how river flooding affected nearby urban circulation.
Research note: People and roadway signs are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may be needed separate from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Search matches include 1969 Saint Paul flood 8mm footage, Minnesota river flooding, Warner Road Shepard Road underpass, and 1960s urban flood home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Saint Paul material, then broader Minnesota flood or 1960s infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Saint Paul floodwater surges past a concrete barrier, nearly submerging a white sign marked 1965. — Floodwater reaches a concrete edge and partially covers a 1965 marker.

High water in Saint Paul appears to churn below a concrete barrier, with a partially obscured marker above the flood line. — Murky floodwater moves beneath a concrete barrier and marked sign.

Saint Paul street view shows vintage cars near an underpass signed Warner Rd and Shepard Rd, with floodwater visible beyond. — Cars and pedestrians gather near an underpass as water is visible in the background.

1969 Saint Paul underpass scene shows Warner Rd and Shepard Rd signage, parked 1960s cars, pedestrians, and floodwater beyond. — The camera frames roadway signs, cars, and pedestrians near a flooded underpass area.

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