Washington DC USA-1960: A Shot Of Abraham Lincoln's Statue At The Lincoln Memorial

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

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A Shot Of Abraham Lincoln's Statue At The Lincoln Memorial — Clip Details

Vintage 1960s home movie footage of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, showing Abraham Lincoln's seated statue illuminated under dramatic blue lighting. The grainy 8mm film captures the iconic marble monument in a darkened interior setting, with subtle camera movement revealing the statue's detailed features and formal attire. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including color shifts, soft focus, and analog grain, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or Americana projects.

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: 122651860

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: 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: 1960s 8mm Washington DC footage for documentary or educational edits needing a visitor-shot view of the Lincoln statue inside the Lincoln Memorial.
Period detail: The clip shows a color home-movie view of the seated Abraham Lincoln statue, with soft focus and blue-shifted interior lighting consistent with the supplied 1960 date.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the monument from inside the memorial rather than staging a formal architectural record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the seated Lincoln statue, chair arms, sculpted clothing, a dark stone backdrop, blue interior lighting, and soft film grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, low-light exposure, blue color shift, soft focus, and slight handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, historical cutaway, reflective transition, or memory beat in a Washington DC or Americana sequence.
Historical context: The scene presents the Lincoln Memorial statue as encountered by a visitor, emphasizing the monument’s solemn interior setting without showing crowds or ceremony.
Research note: No living people, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but users should still review copyright, public monument, and location-use considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm Lincoln Memorial interior, Abraham Lincoln statue home movie, Washington DC landmark footage, and vintage memorial cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1960 Washington DC material, then with U.S. monuments, presidential memorials, and civic landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Washington DC home-movie frame showing the seated Abraham Lincoln statue inside the Lincoln Memorial under dim blue lighting. — The Lincoln statue appears in a dark interior view with blue-toned illumination and soft 8mm grain.

1960 Washington DC frame with the seated Lincoln statue more clearly lit against the Lincoln Memorial interior wall. — A steadier view reveals the statue’s face, jacket, and chair arms in blue-shifted light.

1960 Washington DC home-movie frame showing the seated Lincoln statue with knees, hands, and chair arms visible in low light. — The camera holds on the statue from a visitor angle, with the lower figure and chair arms visible.

1960 Washington DC frame showing the Lincoln Memorial statue from a slightly rightward visitor perspective in blue interior light. — The final frame shifts right, showing the statue’s seated pose and chair against the dim memorial wall.

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