Washington DC USA-1960: Soldier Standing Guard Outside Courthouse

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Soldier Standing Guard Outside Courthouse — Clip Details

Vintage 1960s 8mm home movie footage from Washington DC showing a soldier in formal military uniform standing at attention outdoors. The soldier wears a dark service dress with white gloves and a peaked cap, positioned near a stone balustrade with trees and shrubbery in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur typical of amateur archival footage. Later frames show a man and woman walking up steps toward a classical building with columns, suggesting a government or memorial site. The footage captures a moment of solemn security detail during the early 1960s, with authentic period clothing and architecture.

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: 122651761

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, DC, 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, DC archival requests needing a brief security or ceremonial guard cutaway near a formal civic building.
Period detail: The dark dress uniform, white gloves, peaked cap, visitor clothing, stone steps, and balustrade support an early-1960s civic or government setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing a guard at attention before shifting to people walking toward a classical public building.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a uniformed guard, white gloves, peaked cap, stone balustrade, trees, railings, broad steps, and visitors near columns.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, handheld framing, muted color, gate edges, grain, and slight blur consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or establishing cutaway for Washington security, public ceremony, or civic-site visitation.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects formal public-site security and tourist movement in Washington, DC without confirming a specific building or event.
Research note: People and a military guard are visible, so copyright, likeness, uniform, and location context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960 Washington DC 8mm guard footage, soldier standing outside civic building, and vintage home movie public security.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Washington footage, then same 1960 location material, then related guards, courthouses, memorials, or civic buildings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a uniformed guard in white gloves standing outdoors by a balustrade. — A uniformed guard stands at attention beside railings, trees, and a stone balustrade.

The guard remains in profile near the terrace rail, with trees and balustrade in the background.

1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing the guard at attention near a tree, railing, and formal stone terrace. — A closer framed view shows the guard beside a tree trunk and terrace railing.

1960 Washington, DC frame with visitors on broad steps and a uniformed figure near a columned civic building entrance. — Visitors move toward the building steps while a uniformed figure stands near the entrance.

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