Washington USA-1938: Black And White Of Pagoda Ceremony

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Washington

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Black And White Of Pagoda Ceremony — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm home movie footage from 1938 in Washington USA, showing a group of people in period attire at a stone pagoda structure. Men wear suits and top hats while women are in dresses, gathered at a scenic overlook. The film captures a formal ceremony or dedication event with guests observing the landscape through the pagoda's arched opening. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain, scratches, and natural camera movement, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or vintage Americana projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 121486624

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: 1938 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: Washington, 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: 1930s Washington 8mm footage suited to documentary inserts on formal public visits, scenic overlooks, period dress, or vintage American civic travel.
Period detail: Men in suits and top hats, women in dark coats, and the stone shelter may show late-1930s formal outdoor attire and visitor customs.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, with people briefly passing the camera before it turns toward the overlook and stone pagoda structure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include top-hatted men, suited guests, women in coats, a stone shelter with arched openings, railings, open landscape, cloudy sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm texture shows soft focus, steady grain, vertical scratches, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing from an original home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transitional cutaway, or memory beat for 1930s public ceremony, travel, or scenic-overlook sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually places formally dressed adults at an outdoor overlook in Washington, but the exact ceremony, structure name, and participants are not identified here.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so copyright licensing should be separated from any needed likeness, location, or event-identification review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Washington home movie, black-and-white 8mm pagoda overlook, top hat ceremony footage, and 1930s formal visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Washington 1938 footage, then related 1930s scenic-overlook, public ceremony, formal dress, or landmark-visit material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Washington home-movie frame showing adults in suits, coats, and top hats gathered near a railing at a scenic overlook. — Guests in formal attire stand by the overlook railing as the camera frames them from the side.

1938 Washington frame with top-hatted men and other guests beside an overlook railing, seen in grainy black-and-white 8mm footage. — Top-hatted men and nearby guests stand at the railing with a broad landscape beyond.

Washington 1938 home-movie frame showing a stone shelter or pagoda-like overlook structure under a cloudy sky. — The camera turns toward the stone overlook shelter and the landscape beyond its arched opening.

Black-and-white 8mm frame of a stone pagoda-like overlook structure in Washington, with roof detail and open landscape visible. — The stone shelter fills the frame, emphasizing its roofline, arched supports, and scenic outlook.

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