Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: The Buildings That Survive Beyond The Centuries And

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

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The Buildings That Survive Beyond The Centuries And — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this archival footage captures the distinctive architecture of Bonneville Dam in Oregon. The sequence features a series of close-up views of a stone and shingled building, highlighting its steeply pitched roof, decorative stonework, and a prominent bell tower with a weather vane. The black-and-white film exhibits classic grain and soft focus, conveying a sense of historical permanence and quiet resilience. This vintage home movie clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century infrastructure and architectural design.

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: 127260580

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

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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 or educational requests needing Bonneville Dam architecture, visitor-shot infrastructure details, or period public-works cutaways.
Period detail: The steep shingled roof, masonry trim, bell tower, and weather vane support a 1930s architectural reading consistent with the supplied Bonneville Dam, Oregon metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on rooflines and tower details rather than staging action or people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include steep shingle roofs, light stone or concrete walls, arched details, a small bell tower, a weather vane, shadowed windows, and open sky.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows grain, soft focus, high contrast, and slight frame jitter that read as original home-movie film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short architectural insert, infrastructure cutaway, location transition, or quiet memory beat within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The views place attention on durable civic architecture and public-site design without showing workers, visitors, machinery, or construction activity.
Research note: No people, brands, or logos are visible, but copyright, location, and property-use questions should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 Bonneville Dam home movie, 1930s Oregon dam architecture, 8mm public works footage, and historic bell tower cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1938 Bonneville Dam or Oregon infrastructure shots, and then with broader 1930s civic architecture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Bonneville Dam building detail with steep roof shingles, pale masonry, and a shadowed upper window. — Steep roof and upper masonry detail on a Bonneville Dam building.

Close 1938 Bonneville Dam architectural view showing roof shingles, dormer-like opening, and part of a small tower. — Roofline and partial tower detail on the dam-site building.

Bonneville Dam building detail from 1938 with a small bell tower, weather vane, steep roof, and adjacent roofline. — Bell tower and weather vane rising above the steep roof.

1938 Bonneville Dam roof detail centered on a small bell tower and weather vane above textured shingles. — Centered view of the tower and weather vane over the shingled roof.

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