Washington DC USA-1969: Touring DC With A Glimpse Of The Abraham Lincoln Statue

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Touring DC With A Glimpse Of The Abraham Lincoln Statue — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1969 capturing the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The clip opens with a close-up of the iconic seated Abraham Lincoln statue, showcasing its detailed marble craftsmanship and the film's characteristic purple color cast. The camera then pans down to the monument's base before cutting to a wider shot of the memorial plaza, where tourists in 1960s attire stroll across the grounds. A classic American car drives by on the street, and the grainy, slightly faded quality of the 8mm film adds to the nostalgic, archival feel of this historic moment.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120815466

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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: 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: This 1969 8mm clip supports documentary or museum requests for tourist-shot Washington, DC landmark footage centered on the Lincoln Memorial and its visitor plaza.
Period detail: Visible period clues include 1960s visitor clothing, older automobiles along the street, handheld 8mm framing, and the purple-shifted color typical of aged home-movie film.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of an unstaged visitor perspective, moving from a close look at the seated Lincoln statue to tourists crossing the memorial grounds below.
What appears in frame: The frames show the seated Abraham Lincoln statue, the memorial wall and pedestal, stone plaza paving, scattered tourists, a street edge, parked or passing cars, and clipped architectural edges of the memorial approach.
Film character: The clip carries visible 8mm grain, slight softness, handheld instability, faded contrast, and a purple color cast that situate it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief landmark insert, travel-memory cutaway, Washington, DC transition, or archival beat between broader 1960s tourism scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary public visitation at a major U.S. memorial in 1969 without making claims about a specific ceremony, event, or organized gathering.
Research note: People are visible in a public setting and likeness review may be needed, while no readable brands, private interiors, or obvious copyrighted artwork beyond the public monument setting are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1969 8mm Lincoln Memorial tourists, Washington DC home movie monument plaza, Abraham Lincoln statue vintage footage, and 1960s sightseeing in Washington DC.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1969 Washington, DC landmark footage, then with broader 1960s American tourism and memorial visitation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 8mm home-movie frame showing a close, slightly soft view of the seated Abraham Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. — Close view of the Lincoln statue.

Frame from the Washington, DC home movie showing the lower portion of the seated Lincoln statue and its pedestal inside the memorial. — Lower framing on the statue and base.

Wide 1969 8mm view from the Lincoln Memorial area showing tourists on the stone plaza and older cars along the street below. — Tourists on the memorial plaza.

Wide visitor-shot frame of the Lincoln Memorial plaza in Washington, DC, with scattered tourists, a roadway, and 1960s-era cars visible below. — Visitors and cars near the memorial approach.

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