Wisconsin-1969: View Of Eau Galle Dam And Reservoir Sign And Structure

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Wisconsin

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View Of Eau Galle Dam And Reservoir Sign And Structure — Clip Details

WISCONSIN-1969: A vintage 8mm film clip captures the Eau Galle Dam and Reservoir in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. The footage opens with a close-up of the official sign, constructed by the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Paul, Minnesota. It then transitions to a wide, high-angle view of the massive dam structure, its sloped face stretching into the distance under a pale sky. The scene is rendered in the distinct, slightly faded color palette of 1960s home movie film, with prominent purple and blue hues, grain, and soft focus, evoking a strong sense of mid-century Americana and historical infrastructure.

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: 125630550

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 1021 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: minnesota,wisconsin
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: Wisconsin, 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: Supports 1960s U.S. infrastructure, Wisconsin travel, public works, or reservoir-location requests needing brief real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The official Eau Galle Dam and Reservoir sign and faded 8mm color may show a late-1960s visitor record of a U.S. Army Engineer District project.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, moving from a sign close-up to a high-angle look down the dam structure without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Eau Galle Dam sign, Corps-style castle emblem, glass reflections, sloped dam face, fence rail, pale sky, roads, and wooded terrain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight frame jitter, and purple-blue color shift typical of aged home-movie reversal film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a geographic identifier, infrastructure cutaway, travel insert, or quiet transition into a sequence about dams, reservoirs, or rural Wisconsin.
Historical context: The views place a public water-control structure within open rural terrain, with the sign tying the scene to Spring Valley, Wisconsin.
Research note: No people are visible, but the government project sign and emblem should be reviewed for identification, copyright, trademark, and public-agency-use context.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Wisconsin 8mm dam footage, Eau Galle Dam sign, Spring Valley reservoir, U.S. Army Engineers public works, and vintage infrastructure views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Spring Valley or 1969 Wisconsin material, then broader mid-century dam, reservoir, public works, and road-trip footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing the Eau Galle Dam and Reservoir sign for Spring Valley, with reflections across the glass. — Official Eau Galle Dam and Reservoir sign, Spring Valley, Wisconsin.

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame looking down the long sloped face of Eau Galle Dam with roads and wooded terrain beyond. — High-angle view along the dam structure and surrounding landscape.

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing the dam face from above, with a fence in the foreground and rural terrain in the distance. — Dam face viewed from an elevated visitor position.

1969 Wisconsin 8mm frame holding on the Eau Galle Dam structure, with the sloped surface leading toward roads and hills. — Sustained visitor view down the length of the dam.

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