Washington DC USA-1969: Flag Flying at Dusk

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Flag Flying at Dusk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington DC, USA, in 1969, showing the American flag flying at dusk. The flag, slightly tattered, flutters against a deep purple twilight sky, captured with authentic film grain and soft focus. The low-light conditions create a moody, nostalgic atmosphere, with the flagpole and flag silhouetted against the fading light. This archival clip offers a quiet, contemplative moment of Americana from the late 1960s, perfect for historical or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120815505

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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

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: 1969 United States 8mm footage of an American flag at dusk can support documentary, educational, or editorial sequences needing a quiet late-1960s Americana insert.
Period detail: The visible period detail is limited to a silhouetted American flag, flagpole, and twilight sky, with the 1969 Washington DC context supported by the supplied clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor or family-film observation, holding on the flag in low light rather than presenting a formal filmed ceremony.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a U.S. flag, tall flagpole, purple dusk sky, heavy silhouette, soft frame edges, film grain, and in the final frame small silhouetted people near the base of the pole.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows low-light exposure, visible grain, soft focus, muted color, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, memory beat, or contemplative insert for late-1960s civic, travel, or Americana material.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a public patriotic setting at dusk, but the frames do not identify a specific monument, ceremony, or event.
Research note: Human figures appear only as dark silhouettes in one frame, and users should separately assess copyright, likeness, location, and any contextual sensitivity around national-symbol use.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1969 8mm American flag at dusk, Washington DC home movie flag, vintage U.S. flag silhouette, and late 1960s Americana cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Washington DC or 1969 United States material, and then with broader flag, civic, dusk, or Americana-themed archive clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

A U.S. flag on a tall pole appears in soft silhouette against a dark purple evening sky in 1969 home-movie footage from Washington DC, according to the supplied metadata. — Flag silhouetted against dusk sky.

The flag remains high on the pole, blurred and silhouetted against the twilight sky, with no landmark detail visible beyond the supplied Washington DC context. — Flag high on pole in twilight.

A closer angled view shows the American flag and pole in low light, with the fabric partially visible in silhouette against the purple dusk sky. — Angled flagpole and flag at dusk.

Several silhouetted people appear near the flagpole as the American flag flies above them in the dusk sky, with faces and clothing details not discernible. — Silhouetted figures beneath flagpole.

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