Washington DC USA-1960: Three Soldiers Marching With Guns In Stance For A

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

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Three Soldiers Marching With Guns In Stance For A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Washington DC, 1960, showing three soldiers in formal dark blue uniforms with white gloves and peaked caps marching in precise formation. Each soldier carries a rifle at a fixed position, moving in unison across a paved area with bare trees and a white monument structure in the background. The clip captures the solemnity of a ceremonial guard change, with natural daylight and the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century home movie film. The footage is ideal for historical documentaries, patriotic content, or nostalgic portrayals of American military traditions.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 122651684

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: Supports requests for 1960s Washington, DC ceremonial military footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: Dark dress uniforms, white gloves, peaked caps, rifles, bare trees, and a pale monument-like structure point to a formal mid-century public ceremony.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of visitor-shot home movie observation, watching the guard formation pass from a fixed public vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three uniformed soldiers, rifles held upright, white gloves, dark caps, paved walkways, bare trees, and a pale stone structure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fade, and gentle handheld framing consistent with mid-century amateur film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, ceremonial cutaway, or memory beat for Washington, DC military tradition or public monument visits.
Historical context: The footage shows a formal military guard movement in a public Washington, DC setting without enough visible detail to identify the exact site or ceremony.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness and editorial context should be reviewed separately from copyright or source-film licensing.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960 Washington DC soldiers marching, 8mm ceremonial guard rifles, and vintage home movie military ceremony.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington, DC scenes, then with 1960 location material, then with broader ceremonial military footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington, DC 1960 home-movie frame of three uniformed soldiers marching in formation with rifles beside a pale structure. — Three soldiers in dark dress uniforms march in formation with rifles held upright.

Washington, DC 1960 frame showing a formal guard formation passing a pale monument-like structure with rifles raised. — The marching formation continues past a pale stone backdrop in winter light.

Washington, DC 1960 home-movie frame of three soldiers marching with rifles across an open public ceremonial area. — Soldiers carrying rifles move in step across the paved ceremonial grounds.

Washington, DC 1960 frame of uniformed soldiers with rifles near ropes, posts, and winter trees in a public ceremonial setting. — The formation shifts near roped posts, with one soldier seen from behind and others in profile.

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