Washington DC USA-1970: Zooming In On Two Headstones At A Cemetery

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

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Zooming In On Two Headstones At A Cemetery — Clip Details

Washington DC USA-1970: A vintage 8mm home movie clip captures a solemn view of a cemetery, focusing on two gravestones. The camera slowly zooms in on the headstone of William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury (1863–1941), and his son, William Gibbs McAdoo Jr., a U.S. Navy Lieutenant. The shot then shifts to a smaller marker for Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr., a Virginia native and World War I & II veteran. The footage shows classic 8mm film grain, muted colors, and a quiet, reflective mood, evoking Americana nostalgia and historical memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123051822

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 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: Useful for 1970s archival requests needing cemetery, memorial, or Washington DC cutaway footage with identifiable historic grave markers.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century-style cemetery markers, lawn, and 8mm color home-movie handling consistent with the supplied 1970 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, slowly zooming and reframing grave markers as a personal record of a cemetery visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marble headstones, engraved names, cemetery grass, dark foreground obstructions, background markers, and soft tree shade.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows muted color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld zoom movement as part of its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a solemn insert, memory beat, historical-name cutaway, or transition into material about public service, mortality, or memorial landscapes.
Historical context: The visible markers connect the cemetery scene to named public and military figures, while the footage itself remains a quiet home-movie record of memorial space.
Research note: No people are visible, but engraved names and military titles are identifiable, so uses should still consider cemetery context, attribution, and separate copyright clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970 8mm Washington DC cemetery footage, William Gibbs McAdoo headstone, Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. grave marker, and vintage memorial cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1970 Washington DC cemetery or memorial views, then broader 8mm footage of historic grave markers and reflective Americana scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington DC 8mm frame showing the William Gibbs McAdoo family headstone with grass and other cemetery markers nearby. — The camera holds on the William Gibbs McAdoo headstone in a cemetery setting.

The 8mm frame shows the McAdoo headstone partly obscured by dark vertical shapes, with a smaller cemetery marker below. — A reframed cemetery view places the McAdoo marker behind a smaller headstone.

1970 Washington DC frame showing the Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. grave marker in the foreground, with the McAdoo headstone partly visible behind it. — The camera shifts toward the Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. marker in the cemetery lawn.

The final 8mm frame centers the Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. grave marker, with military service text visible but softened by focus and film grain. — A close cemetery cutaway centers the Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. grave marker.

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