Washington DC USA-1969: Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue Memorial Plaque

$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.

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

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Uncommon Valor Was a Common Virtue Memorial Plaque — Clip Details

Close-up footage of a black granite memorial plaque from Washington DC, 1969, featuring gold-leafed inscriptions commemorating the 1945 Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Korea campaigns. The camera pans across the engraved text, highlighting the phrase 'UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE' within a laurel wreath and the word 'SEMPER' on a ribbon below. The vintage 8mm film shows natural grain and warm color tones, capturing the solemn, historic atmosphere of the memorial.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120815518

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1969 Washington DC 8mm clip supports documentary or educational requests for close-up memorial inscription footage with a solemn mid-century visitor-shot perspective.
Period detail: Visible clues include black polished stone, gold lettering, a laurel wreath motif, campaign names including Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Korea, and warm 8mm color associated with late-1960s home-movie filming.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the plaque at close range with a visitor's handheld pan, valuing the memorial text and engraved symbols rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: The frames show black granite panels, gold serif inscriptions, the phrase “UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE,” a laurel wreath, a ribbon marked “SEMPER,” and partial sculptural stonework above.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld drift, warm color cast, and exposure variation that preserve the texture of a scanned physical film reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memorial insert, historical cutaway, reflective transition, or visual pause in a sequence about military remembrance or Washington DC landmarks.
Historical context: The clip visually records a public memorial inscription referencing World War II Pacific campaigns and Korea, but the footage itself only shows the plaque surface and nearby sculptural detail.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, though memorial artwork and inscription rights should still be reviewed separately from likeness or private-property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Washington DC 8mm memorial plaque, Uncommon Valor inscription footage, Iwo Jima Okinawa Korea memorial close-up, and vintage home movie military remembrance cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Washington DC memorial footage, then broader vintage home-movie scenes of military monuments and commemorative inscriptions.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a close-up of a black memorial plaque with gold lettering, partial Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Korea text, and the edge of a laurel wreath inscription. — Gold memorial lettering and partial laurel inscription.

1969 Washington DC 8mm frame centered on a black granite memorial plaque with gold text reading “UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE” inside a laurel wreath and a ribbon below. — Uncommon Valor inscription within a laurel wreath.

1969 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a handheld close-up of the memorial plaque, with Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Korea text along the top and the central laurel wreath inscription visible. — Campaign names above the central memorial inscription.

1969 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a cropped section of the memorial plaque with gold campaign lettering, part of the laurel wreath text, and sculptural stone forms above. — Cropped plaque detail with sculpture above.

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