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1982: Sacramento Flood with Turbulent Waters and Wind

1982: Sacramento Flood with Turbulent Waters and Wind

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  • Year1982
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationSacramento, California, United States
  • Duration8s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1982 Sacramento California

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Sacramento Flood with Turbulent Waters and Wind — Clip Details

1982: The raw power of a flood in Sacramento, California captured on vintage 8mm film. Dramatic scenes show turbulent water surging through the streets, with strong winds and cloudy skies creating a tense, unsafe atmosphere. A lone tree bends under the force of the storm, while waves crash against a road and a distant audience watches from a safe distance. This authentic home movie footage offers a nostalgic, historic glimpse into a natural disaster, preserving the urgency and fear of the moment in classic Super 8 style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
8s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
70212272

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1183 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Original reel label
high water,mouldau,smetana,american river,nimbus to discovery park
Reel-level year note
1982
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1982 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
Sacramento, 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

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Topics & Keywords

  • power
  • flood
  • water
  • audience
  • partition
  • fast
  • waves
  • wind
  • unsafe
  • tree
  • sky
  • day
  • cloudy
  • cap
  • road
  • fear
  • three
  • nature
  • sacramento california
  • 1982
  • 1982 flood footage
  • Sacramento California storm
  • vintage 8mm flood
  • Super 8 storm footage
  • natural disaster 1982
  • old home movie
  • archival flood clip
  • dramatic weather 1982
  • stormy skies Sacramento
  • turbulent water
  • wind damage
  • historic flood
  • Americana nostalgia
  • vintage film footage
  • editorial use
  • documentary footage
  • power of nature
  • storm damage
  • old film
  • 8mm home movie

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