Washington-1938: Hydroelectric Dam Under Construction With Steel Support Towers

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Hydroelectric Dam Under Construction With Steel Support... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this archival footage captures a massive hydroelectric dam under construction in Washington. The black-and-white clip shows a vast concrete structure with intricate steel support towers rising above the reservoir. Workers and construction equipment are visible on the dam face and along the top, highlighting the scale of early 20th-century engineering. The grainy texture and film scratches add authentic vintage character, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century industrial development and power infrastructure projects.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127414333

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1930s Washington industrial infrastructure footage suited to documentary, museum, or education edits about dam construction, public works, hydroelectric power, and large-scale engineering.
Period detail: The concrete dam face, temporary steel towers, exposed framing, and small workers may show a major hydroelectric construction site in Washington during the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from a distance, valuing scale and process over staged action as the camera observes workers and structural supports across the dam.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad concrete dam face, steel lattice towers, temporary platforms, railings, distant workers, construction materials, reservoir water, and hazy hills.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture, soft focus, visible grain, scratches, and slight framing drift give the short shot a physical home-movie record of industrial construction.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an industrial cutaway, public-works insert, engineering transition, or brief historical context beat within a sequence on power infrastructure.
Historical context: The footage visually situates hydroelectric development as a large outdoor construction effort, with human figures appearing small against the dam and support structures.
Research note: People appear only at a distance, but likeness and site/property considerations may still require review; copyright status should be assessed separately from visible content.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 8mm Washington dam construction, hydroelectric dam under construction, vintage public works footage, and steel tower dam work.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel construction or travel footage, then Washington 1938 material, then broader hydroelectric, dam, public works, and industrial infrastructure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington dam construction view with steel lattice towers above a broad concrete face and reservoir water in the background. — Steel towers stand above a concrete dam face during construction.

Distant view of a Washington hydroelectric dam under construction, showing steel tower supports and the sloped concrete face. — Temporary steel supports line the top of the dam structure.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of dam construction in Washington, with steel towers, concrete surfaces, and small work details visible. — The camera tracks along the dam face and tower framework.

Washington dam construction scene with steel lattice towers, platforms, distant workers, concrete surfaces, water, and hills beyond. — Workers and steel framework appear along the dam construction deck.

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