Washington DC USA-1969: Statue Of American Soldiers Raising Flag At Iwo Jima Memorial

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Statue Of American Soldiers Raising Flag At Iwo Jima... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1969 in Washington DC, showing a close-up of the iconic Iwo Jima Memorial statue. The clip captures the detailed bronze sculpture of U.S. Marines raising the American flag, with soldiers in combat gear and helmets depicted in dynamic motion. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color distortion, and a purple-tinted sky background, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This historic monument footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and historical projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120815525

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

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: Archival 1960s 8mm footage for productions needing a visitor-shot close-up of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, DC, as a brief military memorial or national memory insert.
Period detail: The frames show a bronze military monument shot on color 8mm film, with the metadata-supported 1969 date and purple-shifted sky providing period home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a tourist or visitor looking upward at the monument rather than a staged institutional record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the backs of sculpted Marines, helmets, combat packs, a rifle, raised arms, the flagpole, bronze surface texture, and a purple-tinted sky.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and color shift that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat in sequences about military remembrance, Washington tourism, or American monuments.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a public memorial within a late-1960s home-movie travel record without documenting a ceremony or specific public event.
Research note: Human likeness risk appears limited to sculpted figures rather than identifiable living people, but monument artwork, location, and any applicable copyright or property considerations should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 8mm Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington DC military monument home movie, Marine Corps War Memorial statue close-up, and vintage color film memorial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Washington, DC travel footage, and then with broader military memorial, monument, or American tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a tight upward view of sculpted Marines on the Iwo Jima Memorial, with packs, a rifle, and bronze figures filling the frame. — Close view of sculpted Marines at the Iwo Jima Memorial.

1969 Washington, DC frame of the Iwo Jima Memorial statue, showing the backs of sculpted Marines, a helmeted figure, and the flagpole rising through the composition. — Upward angle on the memorial's sculpted figures.

1969 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing the Iwo Jima Memorial from below, with bronze uniforms, packs, a helmeted figure, and the flagpole visible. — Bronze figures and flagpole in close detail.

1969 Washington, DC frame of the Iwo Jima Memorial with multiple sculpted Marines clustered around the flagpole, shot upward against a purple-tinted sky. — Memorial figures clustered around the flagpole.

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