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Washington-1938: Steel Truss Bridge With Metal Arches And Hillside In Background

  • Year1938
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationWashington, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1938 Washington
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Steel Truss Bridge With Metal Arches And Hillside In... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this archival footage captures a steel truss bridge with two large, distinctive metal arches rising above the roadway. Vehicles travel across the bridge under a hazy, overcast sky, with a distant hillside visible in the background. The grainy black-and-white image, framed by film borders, shows signs of age with scratches and dust, evoking a sense of industrial history and mid-20th century Americana. The static camera angle emphasizes the bridge's structural design and the era's transportation infrastructure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127414218

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1938 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Washington, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • steel
  • industrial
  • transportation
  • sky
  • fog
  • metal
  • bridge
  • hillside
  • background
  • cross
  • members
  • washington
  • 1938
  • 1938 bridge construction
  • vintage 8mm film
  • steel truss bridge
  • industrial infrastructure
  • historic transportation
  • black and white film
  • archival footage
  • Washington state
  • mid-20th century
  • metal arches
  • foggy sky
  • old vehicles
  • film grain
  • documentary footage
  • engineering

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s Pacific Northwest infrastructure, transportation, and industrial cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or commercial archive edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Steel bridge spans the frame with two raised metal structures and a hazy hillside beyond.

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