Washington-1938: Bridge Construction Industrialization Water Dam Black White

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

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Bridge Construction Industrialization Water Dam Black White — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this archival footage captures the construction of a massive dam and bridge structure in Washington. Workers labor on steel girders and support towers as vehicles cross the partially completed span. The black-and-white film shows flowing water below and a rugged mountain backdrop, with visible film grain and edge damage characteristic of vintage home movies. The sequence documents industrial progress during the Great Depression era.

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: 127414337

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: 1930s Washington industrial infrastructure footage for productions needing a brief archival view of dam or bridge construction in a rugged waterway setting.
Period detail: The steel trestles, timber forms, monochrome 8mm texture, and partially built span may show Depression-era public works construction as described by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot vantage, observing the works from a distance rather than presenting a staged industrial film viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include steel towers, a temporary deck or span, cascading water, construction framing, hillside terrain, and dark window-like borders from the scan or camera framing.
Film character: The footage carries soft black-and-white 8mm grain, mild flicker, vertical scratches, uneven exposure, and a handheld or lightly drifting home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or contextual insert for infrastructure, river engineering, or 1930s industrial development sequences.
Historical context: The images place large-scale construction against moving water and mountain slopes, suggesting infrastructure expansion without identifying a specific dam or bridge.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any site-specific property or landmark permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1938 Washington 8mm dam construction, black and white bridge works, home movie industrial water project, and 1930s infrastructure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington 1938 material, then broader dam, bridge, river, and industrial construction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington 8mm frame showing steel support towers and a partially built bridge or dam structure above moving water. — Steel framework rises over water during bridge or dam construction.

Black-and-white Washington construction view with a long elevated structure above a row of cascading water. — Elevated construction span seen above a spillway-like flow of water.

Soft 8mm frame showing dam or bridge construction framing over bright, fast-moving water in Washington. — Construction framing appears above a bright line of moving water.

Washington 1938 frame with industrial construction over water, dark scan borders, and a hillside beyond the works. — Industrial works and water flow are seen through dark film or camera borders.

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