North Dakota-1972: Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir Sign

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

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Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir Sign — Clip Details

North Dakota-1972: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a large white sign with red borders for the Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir Baldhill Dam, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The sign details construction data and the operator's name, Melvin E. Rieman. The scene transitions to a wide view of the reservoir and river winding through green hills under a cloudy sky, showcasing rural North Dakota infrastructure and landscape in classic 1970s home movie quality with natural film grain and color.

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: 125777664

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

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 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 editorial projects needing North Dakota infrastructure, reservoir signage, rural river landscape, or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam context.
Period detail: The sign text and 8mm color stock support a 1972 North Dakota home-movie view of Baldhill Dam and the Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, first recording the informational roadside sign and then panning or cutting to the reservoir landscape beyond it.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a red-bordered reservoir sign, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers text, dam facilities, cloudy sky, green hills, river water, fencing, and embankment slopes.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that adds period evidence.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, infrastructure cutaway, travel transition, or quiet rural memory beat in a 1970s North Dakota sequence.
Historical context: The frames document a public flood-control reservoir setting where federal infrastructure signage sits beside open rural land and water management works.
Research note: No people are visible, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers name and sign graphics should be reviewed separately from copyright, location, and property concerns.
Research search match: Searches for 1972 North Dakota 8mm reservoir sign, Sheyenne River Baldhill Dam footage, Army Corps dam home movie, or rural flood control landscape may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1972 North Dakota reservoir views, then broader dam, river, and rural infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 North Dakota 8mm frame showing the Baldhill Dam reservoir sign with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers text and structures below. — Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir and Baldhill Dam sign with facility buildings below.

1972 North Dakota frame of the Baldhill Dam sign, including construction details and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wording. — Reservoir sign identifies Baldhill Dam and the Sheyenne River Flood Control Reservoir.

1972 North Dakota 8mm view from Baldhill Dam area toward water, green hills, and the winding Sheyenne River landscape. — Wide view of reservoir water and river valley under heavy clouds.

1972 North Dakota home-movie frame showing the reservoir outflow or river corridor near Baldhill Dam beneath a cloudy sky. — River and reservoir landscape seen from the dam area.

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