Washington-1938: Dam Releasing Water and Vehicles Crossing Steel Bridge

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Dam Releasing Water and Vehicles Crossing Steel Bridge — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic view of a dam releasing water in a powerful cascade. The footage then shifts to a long shot of a steel truss bridge with two vehicles traveling across it under a clear sky. The grainy, monochrome image shows classic 8mm film characteristics with visible scratches and edge wear, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century infrastructure and transportation in Washington.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127414124

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: Washington, 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 Washington infrastructure requests needing dam spillway footage, bridge traffic, or public-works cutaways from real 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s road vehicles on a steel truss bridge near a dam, with the 1938 date and Washington location supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot perspective, briefly observing the dam release before holding a distant view of vehicles crossing the bridge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dam spillway, white water, steel bridge supports, small vehicles, open sky, distant shoreline, film scratches, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The monochrome 8mm scan shows soft focus, grain, vertical scratches, exposure variation, and gate edges that give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an infrastructure insert, travel transition, public-works cutaway, or quiet memory beat for 1930s road and dam scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually connects hydro infrastructure and automobile travel without identifying the specific dam, bridge, agency, or event beyond the provided Washington metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are flagged, but users should still verify copyright status and any location or property permissions for their intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Washington 8mm dam footage, vintage bridge traffic, Depression-era infrastructure home movie, and monochrome spillway water release.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Washington 1938 travel footage, then with other dam, bridge, road, and public-infrastructure home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing a dam spillway with water pouring down in a wide pale cascade. — Dam water releases in a broad sheet beneath the structure.

Distant 1938 Washington view of vehicles traveling across a steel truss bridge near the dam area. — Vehicles move along the elevated steel bridge in a long shot.

Washington 1938 home-movie frame with two small vehicles on a steel truss bridge above a distant landscape. — Two vehicles are visible on the bridge span against the open sky.

Distant Washington 1938 bridge view showing small vehicles spaced along a steel truss structure. — Several vehicles appear along the bridge as the camera holds the distant view.

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