Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: Bridge Sign And Classic Cars Near White Building

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

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Bridge Sign And Classic Cars Near White Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures the Bonneville Dam in Oregon. The clip opens with a view of the dam's bridge, featuring a prominent sign reading 'BONNEVILLE DAM' and 'Constructed and Operated by U.S. Army Engineers.' The scene transitions to a wide shot of a white building with a flagpole, surrounded by classic automobiles from the era, including a light-colored sedan in the foreground. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and soft focus of 8mm home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century infrastructure and daily life.

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: 127260284

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: 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: This 1938 8mm clip supports archive requests for New Deal-era infrastructure, Columbia River travel, and period automobile cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The Bonneville Dam sign, U.S. Army Engineers wording, white visitor building, flagpole, and late-1930s automobiles provide visible era and place clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot landmark perspective, moving from a sign detail to an exterior approach view rather than a staged or official presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Bonneville Dam bridge sign, concrete arch, railings, trees, a white public building, flagpole, road, and several period cars.
Film character: The 8mm footage shows soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast black-and-white exposure, and slight frame instability consistent with home-movie scanning.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, travel transition, infrastructure cutaway, or brief memory beat for 1930s Pacific Northwest scenes.
Historical context: The views place public works infrastructure beside everyday visitor traffic, showing how the dam site appeared through a private travel camera.
Research note: The dam sign is identifiable and may need contextual review, while no people or private interiors are visible and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm Bonneville Dam Oregon, U.S. Army Engineers sign, Columbia River dam home movie, and 1930s cars at public building.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Bonneville Dam or Oregon 1938 footage, then broader 1930s infrastructure and road travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 8mm view of the Bonneville Dam bridge sign with U.S. Army Engineers wording above a concrete arch and shaded trees. — Bonneville Dam sign seen from below the bridge structure.

Bonneville Dam sign remains centered on the bridge, with concrete supports, railings, and foliage visible in the 8mm frame. — Bridge-mounted Bonneville Dam sign with surrounding concrete and trees.

Wide 1938 Bonneville Dam exterior view showing a white public building, central flagpole, roadway, and period automobiles. — Classic cars approach a white building near Bonneville Dam.

Bonneville Dam area road scene with a white building, flagpole, distant hills, and 1930s automobiles moving or parked nearby. — Roadway and period automobiles outside a white Bonneville Dam building.

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