North Dakota-1972: Lake Ashtabula Reservoir and Baldhill Dam

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationNorth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 North Dakota

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Lake Ashtabula Reservoir and Baldhill Dam — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of Lake Ashtabula Reservoir in North Dakota. The footage, framed by a dark border, shows a wide expanse of water under a cloudy sky, with rolling green hills in the background and a few scattered buildings. A tree sways gently in the foreground, and a sign identifies the location as Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula Reservoir, highlighting local fish species. The grainy, slightly faded color palette evokes a nostalgic 1970s Americana feel, perfect for historical documentaries, archival projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 125777624

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: North Dakota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s North Dakota reservoir, dam, and roadside travel footage in documentary, education, or regional history edits.
Period detail: The sign, faded color stock, and visitor viewpoint support a 1972 home-movie record of Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula Reservoir.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the reservoir landscape before identifying the site through a public information sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open reservoir water, rolling green hills, cloudy sky, shoreline grass, a small tree, distant buildings, site signage, and visitors near the dam area.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight fading, gate borders, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, regional transition, or location-identification beat.
Historical context: The footage records recreational or visitor attention to a North Dakota reservoir and dam site without making broader claims about local history.
Research note: People and site signage are visible, so copyright, likeness, and location-identification review should be handled separately for intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1972 North Dakota home movie, Lake Ashtabula Reservoir, Baldhill Dam sign, 8mm reservoir footage, and vintage dam tourism.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1972 North Dakota or Lake Ashtabula material, then broader 1970s reservoir, dam, and road-trip footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 North Dakota home-movie view across Lake Ashtabula Reservoir toward rolling hills and distant buildings. — Wide reservoir view with hills, clouds, shoreline grass, and a foreground tree.

Lake Ashtabula Reservoir in North Dakota seen from a visitor viewpoint, with hills and shoreline features in soft 8mm color. — Reservoir and surrounding hills framed by the contact-sheet border.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of Lake Ashtabula Reservoir, showing open water, green hills, and shoreline details in 1972 North Dakota. — Open reservoir water with a small tree and rolling hills beyond the shore.

Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula Reservoir sign in North Dakota, with fish illustrations and people visible at the right edge. — Site sign identifies Baldhill Dam and Lake Ashtabula Reservoir, with visitors partly visible nearby.

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