Washington DC USA-1960: A Statue Then Cuts To A Picture Of The Declaration Of

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

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A Statue Then Cuts To A Picture Of The Declaration Of — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Washington DC, 1960, showing a silhouetted statue against a pale sky with visible film grain and scratches. The clip transitions to a close-up of a National Archives sign listing The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights with exhibit hours. The sequence ends with a title card reading 'WEST WITH NEWLINS 1964' in raised white letters on a dark background. The footage captures a nostalgic, educational moment from mid-century America with authentic film artifacts.

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: 122651944

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: Useful for 1960s Washington DC documentary requests needing visitor-shot National Archives material, civic history cutaways, or mid-century home-movie title-card texture.
Period detail: The National Archives sign, raised-letter travel title card, soft focus, and 8mm color stock point to a mid-century visitor reel with metadata-supported Washington DC context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on public historical display text and then cutting to a personal travel title card rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include National Archives exhibit signage, references to founding documents, dark frame edges, a red-brown title card, raised white letters, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, soft focus, scratches, gate shadows, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short civic-history insert, a Washington DC travel transition, a title-card memory beat, or a cutaway before archival material about founding documents.
Historical context: The frames show public-facing presentation of US founding documents and a family travel-reel title, reflecting how civic landmarks were recorded by home-movie visitors.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, National Archives display context, and any title-card attribution needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm Washington DC National Archives sign, Declaration of Independence Constitution Bill of Rights exhibit, and vintage home movie travel title card.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington DC visitor footage, then broader civic monument, archive exhibit, or family travel title-card material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington DC 8mm frame showing a dim National Archives sign for the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights exhibit. — National Archives exhibit sign photographed in soft focus on 8mm film.

Washington DC home-movie frame with a National Archives sign naming the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. — Close view of the National Archives sign listing foundational US documents.

8mm travel title card reading Washington DC 1960, with raised white lettering on a dark red-brown board and visible film wear. — Home-movie title card identifies Washington DC and 1960.

Dark red-brown 8mm title card reading West With Newlins 1964, likely from a related or subsequent home-movie reel segment. — Raised-letter title card reads West With Newlins 1964.

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