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Savage Minnesota-1969: Water Surges Over Spillway At Hydroelectric Power Plant

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSavage, Minnesota, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Minnesota
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Water Surges Over Spillway At Hydroelectric Power Plant — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this archival footage captures turbulent water surging over the spillway of a hydroelectric dam in Savage, Minnesota. The powerful cascade of white, foamy water rushes over the concrete structure, with visible film grain and slight color fading characteristic of vintage home movies. A handwritten title card reading 'ST. PAUL APRIL 17 1969' confirms the date and location. The scene conveys the raw industrial power of mid-century infrastructure, with the dam's massive concrete face and water spray creating a dramatic, nostalgic atmosphere. Ideal for documentaries, historical content, or editorial projects exploring American engineering and energy history.

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
125596040

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • 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
Savage, 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

  • water
  • power
  • rapid
  • power plant
  • sign
  • saint paul
  • 1967
  • surges
  • spillway
  • hydroelectric
  • plant
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  • location
  • appears
  • industrial
  • savage minnesota
  • 1969
  • 1969 hydroelectric dam footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Savage Minnesota 1969
  • water surging over spillway
  • archival dam footage
  • classic home movie
  • industrial power plant
  • retro 1960s film
  • historic dam
  • 8mm home movie
  • water power
  • dam spillway
  • vintage film grain
  • American infrastructure
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic 1960s
  • archival footage
  • editorial use
  • vintage 8mm
  • 1969 home movie
  • St. Paul date card
  • power generation
  • old film
  • industrial history

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful 1960s 8mm infrastructure footage for edits needing Midwestern dam, spillway, hydroelectric, flooding, or industrial water-control imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

Foaming water surges over a concrete spillway with dark outlet openings above.

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