Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: Entrance Sign and Bridge Banner

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationBonneville Dam, Oregon, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Bonneville Dam Oregon

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Entrance Sign and Bridge Banner — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures the entrance to Bonneville Dam in Oregon. The clip opens with a white directional sign reading 'ENTRANCE BONNEVILLE DAM' with an arrow, set against a backdrop of dense trees. The scene transitions to a low-angle view of the dam's concrete arch bridge, featuring a prominent banner that reads 'BONNEVILLE DAM' and 'CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED BY U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS.' The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, dark vignettes, and a monochrome aesthetic, evoking mid-20th century Americana and engineering history.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 127260242

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s U.S. infrastructure, New Deal-era public works, Oregon travel, or documentary inserts needing an establishing view of Bonneville Dam signage.
Period detail: The road sign, dam banner, concrete bridgework, and 8mm home-movie framing support a late-1930s visitor record of Bonneville Dam.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, pausing on directional and identification signs rather than staged action or formal ceremony.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the entrance sign, arrow marker, wooded roadside, concrete arch bridge, railing, Bonneville Dam banner, U.S. Army Engineers wording, and dark film edges.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, high-contrast monochrome exposure, slight handheld instability, and heavy vignetting at the frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, transition, or cutaway for stories about dam construction, regional travel, public engineering, or Depression-era infrastructure.
Historical context: The frames visually place Bonneville Dam as a public destination and federally identified engineering site, with signage guiding visitors through the landscaped approach.
Research note: No people are visible, but the dam name, official banner text, and government-style insignia should be reviewed for trademark, copyright, and location-use context.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Bonneville Dam Oregon entrance sign, vintage dam bridge banner, U.S. Army Engineers public works footage, and 1930s infrastructure home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Bonneville Dam or 1938 Oregon material, then with broader public works, bridges, dams, and travel signage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm frame at Bonneville Dam showing a white entrance sign with a right-pointing arrow along a wooded roadside. — Entrance sign directs visitors toward Bonneville Dam.

1938 Bonneville Dam frame showing the banner across the bridge rail, concrete arch, wooded background, and lower sign at right. — A low view frames the dam banner across the bridge railing.

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