Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: A Vintage Car Passing Over The Bridge

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

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A Vintage Car Passing Over The Bridge — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1938 captures a classic car passing under the Bonneville Dam bridge in Oregon. The black-and-white footage shows the arched concrete structure with a prominent sign reading 'BONNEVILLE DAM' and 'CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED BY U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS.' Trees frame the scene, and the car moves through the archway, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century transportation and infrastructure. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 home movie adds authentic archival charm.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127260260

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s documentary edits needing Bonneville Dam infrastructure, road travel, or public-works-era Oregon establishing footage from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The concrete arch bridge, Bonneville Dam sign, older automobile profile, and black-and-white 8mm stock support a late-1930s infrastructure and travel reading.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-like view of the bridge sign and arch as a car passes below, emphasizing observation of a landmark rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Bonneville Dam bridge sign, concrete arch, railing, trees, roadway, small roadside sign, and a vintage car entering or passing through the arch.
Film character: The clip has high-contrast black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, edge vignetting, and contact-print framing that preserve the feel of scanned physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or location insert for Bonneville Dam, 1930s travel, road infrastructure, or public engineering sequences.
Historical context: The footage situates a motorist and roadway beneath the Bonneville Dam bridge, reflecting a visitor's view of large-scale infrastructure in the late 1930s.
Research note: The bridge sign includes U.S. Army Engineers wording and may require review for signage, public-site depiction, and copyright status separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 8mm Bonneville Dam footage, Oregon dam bridge sign, vintage car under concrete arch, and black-and-white home movie infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1938 Bonneville Dam or Columbia River material, then broader 1930s road travel and public-works infrastructure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bonneville Dam bridge view in Oregon, showing the sign, concrete arch, railing, trees, and roadway beneath. — The Bonneville Dam sign spans the bridge above a shaded concrete arch and roadside trees.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of the Bonneville Dam bridge sign and arched concrete structure, with roadside trees beneath. — A steady visitor view frames the Bonneville Dam sign and arch before the car enters the scene.

A vintage car moves under the Bonneville Dam bridge arch in Oregon, with the dam sign, railing, trees, and road visible. — A car passes through the shaded arch below the Bonneville Dam bridge sign.

The car continues beneath the Bonneville Dam bridge arch, framed by the sign, concrete span, railing, trees, and roadside marker. — The vehicle passes below the arch as the Bonneville Dam sign remains centered above the roadway.

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