Washington DC USA-1970: Statue In A Graveyard During Funeral

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Statue In A Graveyard During Funeral — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures a solemn monument in Washington DC. The footage begins with a close-up of a tall bronze statue atop a stone pedestal, featuring ornate carvings and surrounding figures. The camera pans down and across, revealing a park-like setting with mature trees, yellow flowers in the foreground, and a distant crowd gathered on a lawn. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers authentic historical footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123051426

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1970 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970 Washington DC 8mm footage suited for documentary inserts needing a solemn public monument, landscaped grounds, and a distant funeral or memorial gathering.
Period detail: The frames show 1970-era home-movie color, formal stone-and-bronze statuary, mature park trees, low garden beds, and visitors gathered on a lawn.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera studies the monument from close range, then drifts downward and outward like a visitor quietly observing a public memorial space.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bronze figures, carved stone pedestals, trees, yellow flowers, grass, walkways, benches, and a distant group of people.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and mild color fading that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, reflective transition, or memory beat around public mourning, cemetery grounds, or Washington DC travel footage.
Historical context: The clip visually connects monumental sculpture, landscaped civic space, and a small distant gathering without identifying the ceremony or participants.
Research note: People are visible at a distance and the funeral or memorial context is sensitive, so likeness, location, and editorial-use review should remain separate from copyright review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970 Washington DC 8mm monument, home movie cemetery statue, funeral gathering on lawn, and vintage public memorial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1970 Washington DC footage, and then with cemetery, memorial, statue, or funeral-themed material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a bronze statue on a carved stone pedestal, partly obscured by trees and film edge shadows. — A close handheld view of the monument's upper statue and carved pedestal among trees.

1970 Washington DC frame of a stone monument with bronze side figures, carved decoration, and trees in the background. — The camera frames the monument's sculptural figures and decorated stonework.

Handheld 1970 Washington DC 8mm view of the monument base with trees, grass, walkways, and a distant gathering on the lawn. — The shot drops toward the monument base and reveals people gathered beyond the trees.

1970 Washington DC 8mm frame with yellow flowers in front of a stone monument base, trees, benches, and a distant gathered crowd. — Yellow flowers and the monument base foreground a quiet lawn with people in the distance.

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