Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: Entrance Sign On Forest Road

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationBonneville Dam, Oregon, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Bonneville Dam Oregon

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Entrance Sign On Forest Road — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1938 captures a roadside sign for the Bonneville Dam entrance, set against a backdrop of dense forest. The black-and-white footage shows a weathered white sign with bold lettering and a right-pointing arrow, mounted on a post along a quiet road. The image exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight lens flare, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century American road trip. This archival home movie footage offers a quiet, authentic glimpse into early 20th century infrastructure and travel in Oregon.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127260233

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 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: Bonneville Dam, Oregon, 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 1930s editorial or documentary requests needing a concise Bonneville Dam arrival marker, roadside travel insert, or Pacific Northwest infrastructure cutaway.
Period detail: The painted entrance sign, simple arrow, forest road, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s visitor approach to Bonneville Dam.
Home-movie behavior: The clip holds on a roadside direction sign from a visitor's viewpoint, suggesting practical wayfinding footage made during a trip rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Bonneville Dam entrance sign, right-pointing arrow, single signpost, roadside shoulder, dense trees, brush, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft contrast, slight jitter, and dark edge vignetting that give the sign shot a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, directional transition, travel beat, or quiet cutaway before footage of Bonneville Dam or Oregon road scenes.
Historical context: The frame documents a visitor-facing road sign for Bonneville Dam in a wooded setting, reflecting how public infrastructure sites were approached by car.
Research note: No people, faces, or logos are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended production.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Bonneville Dam entrance sign, Oregon dam road footage, Pacific Northwest travel home movie, and historic roadside sign cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Bonneville Dam or 1938 Oregon material, then broader 1930s road travel and infrastructure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bonneville Dam entrance sign in Oregon, filmed beside a forest road with a right-pointing arrow. — Roadside entrance sign directs visitors toward Bonneville Dam.

Bonneville Dam entrance sign remains centered against dense trees and a quiet roadside setting in Oregon. — The entrance sign is held in frame with forest visible behind it.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of the Bonneville Dam entrance sign, with the arrow pointing along the road. — The sign fills much of the frame, pointing traffic toward the dam entrance.

Final frame holds on the 1938 Bonneville Dam entrance sign in Oregon, with forest and roadside brush around it. — A final held view of the roadside marker for Bonneville Dam.

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