Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: Informational Sign for Bonneville Fish Ladders

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

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Informational Sign for Bonneville Fish Ladders — Clip Details

A close-up shot of a vintage informational sign at Bonneville Dam in Oregon, dated 1938. The black-and-white 8mm film captures a paper guide detailing the Bonneville Fish Ladders, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The sign includes a diagram illustrating the fish ladder structure with labeled components like the pool and weir. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and edge vignetting, offering a nostalgic look at mid-20th century infrastructure and conservation efforts. Ideal for historical documentaries, archival projects, and educational content on American engineering.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127260307

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$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 archival requests needing a concise infrastructure or conservation cutaway from Bonneville Dam for documentary, museum, or educational edits.
Period detail: The printed guide text, monochrome 8mm image, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers credit support the stated 1938 Bonneville Dam setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering close on a public guide board rather than staging action or people for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Bonneville Dam heading, fish ladders title, Corps of Engineers credit, diagram labels, paper edge, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and gate-edge vignetting that preserve the feel of a scanned physical home-movie reel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, chapter marker, or explanatory cutaway before broader Bonneville Dam or fish-passage footage.
Historical context: The frames show how visitors or guide materials presented fish ladder infrastructure as part of the dam's public-facing story.
Research note: No people are visible, but the U.S. Army Corps text and identifiable Bonneville Dam subject should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and editorial context separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 Bonneville Dam fish ladders, Oregon dam guide, U.S. Army Corps engineering exhibit, and 8mm home-movie infrastructure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Bonneville Dam or Oregon footage from 1938, then broader dam, river, engineering, or fish conservation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bonneville Dam guide page showing the Bonneville Fish Ladders title, Corps of Engineers credit, and a diagram below. — Printed guide board for the Bonneville Fish Ladders at Bonneville Dam.
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Close-up of the Bonneville Dam fish ladders guide, with the title text and diagram visible in grainy 8mm footage. — Visitor-film close-up of the Bonneville Fish Ladders explanatory guide.
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The guide page remains centered, showing Bonneville Fish Ladders text above a labeled structural diagram at Bonneville Dam. — Guide diagram describing the fish ladder structure at Bonneville Dam.
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Final close-up frame of the Bonneville Fish Ladders guide, with the diagram and the start of lower explanatory text visible. — Lower portion of the Bonneville Fish Ladders guide enters view near the end of the shot.
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