Washington DC USA-1960: Military Honor Guard Ceremony at Monument

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Military Honor Guard Ceremony at Monument — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Washington DC, 1960, showing a military honor guard at a solemn ceremony. Soldiers in dark blue uniforms with white gloves and peaked caps stand at attention, holding rifles with fixed bayonets. The scene unfolds outdoors in winter, with bare trees and a stone monument visible. A guard changes position in a precise, ceremonial march. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing authentic mid-century military protocol and Americana nostalgia.

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: 122651669

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 1213 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: washington dc,hawaii,new orleans
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1960s Washington, D.C. documentary edits needing brief ceremonial military honor guard footage with an official public setting.
Period detail: Dark dress uniforms, white gloves, peaked caps, rifles with fixed bayonets, and faded 8mm color support a mid-century ceremonial military scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, filming the guards from a distance as they stand and march near a monument in winter light.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed guards, rifles with bayonets, white gloves, peaked caps, a low stone monument, bare trees, rope stanchions, and paved grounds.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home-movie original.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, solemn cutaway, or transition beat for military protocol, national ceremony, or Washington memory sequences.
Historical context: The scene appears to show formal military protocol in a public memorial or ceremonial setting, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific event.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed while copyright status remains a separate clearance question.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 Washington DC 8mm military honor guard, ceremonial guards with rifles, and vintage home-movie monument ceremony footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington scenes, then 1960 Washington footage, then broader military ceremony or memorial protocol material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington, D.C. 1960 footage shows two military guards in dark uniforms standing near a monument in a winter outdoor setting. — Two guards stand at attention near a low stone monument and bare trees.

Military honor guards in Washington, D.C. stand at attention beside a stone monument, with rifles and white gloves visible. — Honor guards stand in formation beside a monument with winter trees behind them.

1960 Washington, D.C. home-movie footage shows three military guards spaced along a ceremonial walkway near a monument. — Three guards hold positions along the walkway near the monument.

A uniformed guard marches past two standing guards during a formal outdoor ceremony in 1960 Washington, D.C. — A guard steps through a ceremonial march while others remain at attention.

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