Michigan-1959: Water Gushes From A Dam As A Man Walks By

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Water Gushes From A Dam As A Man Walks By — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a powerful waterfall cascading over a dam, its mist rising into the air. The scene unfolds in a natural setting with lush green trees lining the riverbank, while distant buildings hint at nearby urban development. A man in a light-colored shirt walks past the falls, his figure partially obscured by the spray. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and subtle scratches, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127711395

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
Date: 1959 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: Michigan, 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: Useful for 1950s Michigan home-movie requests needing dam, waterfall, riverfront, or tourist-view cutaways for documentary and editorial production.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century clothing, 8mm color stock, urban buildings beyond trees, and a public overlook or walkway near a dam in Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, with the camera lingering on rushing water as a man and other visitors move through the overlook area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad dam spillway, heavy mist, trees, distant buildings, a light-shirted man, visitors, railings, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, muted color, exposure variation, vertical scratches, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat around travel, water infrastructure, or family sightseeing.
Historical context: The scene visually places leisure visitors near a forceful water-control structure with nearby urban development, without confirming the exact dam or city from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or obvious private interiors are visible, and copyright status is separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Michigan 8mm dam footage, home movie waterfall spillway, mid-century river overlook, and vintage tourists near rushing water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1959 travel footage, then broader 1950s home movies of dams, waterfalls, rivers, and sightseeing.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan 8mm frame showing a broad dam spillway, misting water, tree-lined bank, and distant urban buildings. — A wide view of water rushing over the dam below a tree-lined urban edge.

A soft 8mm view of a dam spillway in Michigan, with white water, mist, trees, and buildings beyond the riverbank. — Water sheets over the dam, partially framed by dark vertical film edges.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame with a light-shirted man near a dam overlook, rushing water, trees, and city buildings behind him. — A visitor in a light shirt passes near the overlook as the dam flows behind him.

A 1959 Michigan 8mm frame shows an adult man near the camera, with shrubs, rockwork, visitors, and the dam area behind him. — A man stands close to the camera while visitors move through the overlook area behind him.

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