Bonneville Dam Oregon-1938: American Flag Flies At Full Staff Above Building

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

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American Flag Flies At Full Staff Above Building — Clip Details

An American flag flies at full staff on a pole above a building roofline in this 8mm home movie from 1938. Shot in black and white, the footage captures the flag rippling in the wind against a textured sky, with visible film grain and slight camera shake characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage. The scene evokes a sense of quiet patriotism and historical Americana, with the flag as the central focus. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American life and is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 127260604

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

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1930s American home-movie footage, flag imagery, or Bonneville Dam-area cutaways for documentary, museum, education, and editorial productions.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm image and metadata-supported 1938 Bonneville Dam location place the scene in a late-1930s visitor or travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on a flag above a roofline rather than staging action or ceremony.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a U.S. flag, tall flagpole, roof edge, dark vertical foreground obstruction, textured sky, film grain, and slight framing shifts.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm look with monochrome grain, modest exposure variation, soft detail, and small handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a patriotic cutaway, location insert, transition beat, or quiet establishing detail within a 1930s sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a U.S. flag flying at full staff near a building, offering visual context for public-site Americana without implying a specific event.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location-use concerns for their project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 Oregon 8mm flag footage, Bonneville Dam home movie cutaway, black-and-white U.S. flag, or 1930s Americana insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1938 Bonneville Dam or Oregon travel footage, then with broader U.S. flag and Americana themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A U.S. flag flies at full staff above a roofline in 1938 Bonneville Dam-area 8mm footage. — U.S. flag rippling above a building roofline.

The flag stretches outward in the wind, framed by a roofline and dark foreground edge in Oregon archival footage. — Flag held out by wind above the roof.

The U.S. flag folds back toward the pole above a roofline, with grain and soft monochrome contrast visible. — Flag curling near the pole as wind shifts.

Near the end of the clip, the flag bunches in the wind above the roofline in the 1938 Bonneville Dam home movie. — Flag bunching and shifting in the wind.

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