California-1938: Man in Grey Hat Watches Dam Release Water on a Clear Day

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 California

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Man in Grey Hat Watches Dam Release Water on a Clear Day — Clip Details

A man in a grey hat and plaid jacket stands at a dam in California, watching water release from the spillway on a clear day. Shot on 8mm film in 1938, this vintage home movie captures the industrial landscape with natural lighting and authentic film grain. The scene shows a rugged mountain backdrop and the powerful flow of water, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American infrastructure and outdoor life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127417645

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 1153 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: bucks lake,lake tahoe,emerald bay,martins lodge
Reel-level year note: 1938
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief human-scale view of dam infrastructure and water release.
Period detail: The man's brimmed hat, plaid outerwear, 8mm color image, and roadside dam viewpoint may show late-1930s leisure travel around public works.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, with a man pausing near the dam while the camera records both him and the spillway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a gray hat, plaid jacket, water spray, concrete dam structure, mountain backdrop, railing, and film frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat between broader scenes of California travel, infrastructure, or water management.
Historical context: The footage places a civilian visitor beside a working dam landscape, showing public access and personal filming of large-scale infrastructure.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be checked separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 California dam home movie, 8mm water release, man watching spillway, and vintage public works footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1938 California dam or mountain footage, then broader water infrastructure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 California footage, a man in a gray hat stands by a dam spillway with mountains and water spray in the background. — A visitor stands near the dam as water releases behind him.

The man remains near the California dam viewpoint as water churns below the spillway and rugged hills fill the background. — The man stands beside the active spillway and mountain landscape.

A visitor in a gray hat and plaid jacket stands in front of the dam release, with white spray and hills behind him. — A brief visitor portrait is framed against the dam release.

The final frame shifts toward the concrete dam structure, showing water below, mountains beyond, and part of a person at the right edge. — The camera turns from the visitor toward the dam and reservoir setting.

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