American River Parkway California-1982: Roadside Access Sign With Arrow Before Bare Winter Trees

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAmerican River Parkway, California, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · American River Parkway, California, United States
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What is in this clip

park signage
river parkway
winter flood trip
public recreation land
wayfinding
California waterways
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · pan · Eye level, looking slightly up at the sign
Setting: outdoor · Roadside by a park access point, with leafless trees and brush behind the sign
Time and weather: day · winter · overcast
Lighting: Flat, bright overcast daylight with a near-white sky
People: 0 · No people visible
Landmarks: American River Parkway
Objects: road sign · sign posts · directional arrow · bare tree branches · brush
Readable signs: AMERICAN RIVER PARKWAY · ACCESS →
Colors: dark blue · white · grey · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The full 'American River Parkway Access' sign and arrow fill the frame.
The camera drifts right and the first letter slips out of frame.
A thin vertical film scratch crosses the lettering.
The shot ends with the arrow and 'Parkway' still clearly readable.

Roadside Access Sign With Arrow Before Bare Winter Trees — Clip Details

American River Parkway, California, circa 1982 home movie footage of a roadside sign reading 'American River Parkway Access' with a white arrow pointing right. The dark blue panel with white capital lettering fills most of the frame, mounted on white posts in front of bare winter branches and a pale overcast sky. The handheld Super 8 camera drifts slowly to the right, so the first letters slide out of frame while the arrow stays in view. A thin vertical scratch briefly crosses the lettering midway through the single shot.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upHandheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002182

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People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 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: American River Parkway, California, 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: Serves a request for an on-screen place name for the American River Parkway, circa 1982, in documentaries on Sacramento-area flooding, parks or water history.
Period detail: The plain blue sign with white capitals and the cool Super 8 colour may show early-1980s park signage, while the reel's dated newspaper anchors the era.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor stops to film the parkway sign as a title card for the family's own flood film, marking the move from Nimbus Dam into the parkway.
What appears in frame: A dark blue access sign with white lettering, a large right-pointing arrow, white support posts, bare winter branches, low brush and a pale overcast sky.
Film character: Handheld Super 8 with fine grain, a violet-leaning colour cast, a bright near-clipped sky and one thin vertical scratch give it authentic projected-film texture.
Edit role: Works as a location insert or chapter card between dam footage and flooded-river scenes, naming the setting without a lower third.
Historical context: Sacramento County established the American River Parkway in 1959, and it runs from Nimbus Dam to the Sacramento River; this reel records a winter high-water visit there.
Research note: No people, faces or commercial logos appear; the public road sign is generic wayfinding, but the film's copyright still rests with the home-movie maker and archive.
Research search match: American River Parkway sign footage, Super 8 Sacramento 1980s home movie, vintage California park access sign, American River flood amateur film.
Archive pairing path: Pair with this reel's Sacramento Bee flood headline, Nimbus Dam sign and spillway, onlookers at the dam release, sunset over the flooded river and beaver on debris.

Still Frames From This Clip

American River Parkway Access sign in California, circa 1982, framed whole against winter trees on Super 8 film — The full 'American River Parkway Access' sign opens the shot, circa 1982.
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Handheld Super 8 view drifting across the American River Parkway Access sign, California, circa 1982 — The camera drifts right as the first letter slips out of frame.
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Film scratch crossing the American River Parkway Access sign on Super 8 home movie, California, circa 1982 — A thin vertical film scratch crosses the parkway sign.
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Arrow on the American River Parkway Access sign pointing into the parkway, Sacramento County, California, circa 1982 — The arrow points the way into the American River Parkway, circa 1982.
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