Washington DC USA-1970: Misspelled Name On Soldier's Tombstone

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

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Misspelled Name On Soldier's Tombstone — Clip Details

A close-up shot from an 8mm home movie captures a weathered tombstone in Washington DC, 1970. The engraved name 'LAURENCE ADOLPH STEINHARD' is clearly visible, along with his rank as Sergeant, Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, and his service in World War I. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows the stone's texture and the subtle grain of the original home movie, with the camera slowly panning across the inscription. The final frame fades to black, emphasizing the solemnity of the memorial.

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: 123052045

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: 1970 Washington, DC 8mm footage suited to editorial requests for cemetery memorial details, military grave markers, or archival inserts about remembrance and inscription errors.
Period detail: The visible clue is a close view of an engraved military tombstone, with metadata placing the home-movie footage in Washington, DC in 1970.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the stone at close range from a visitor's perspective, lingering on the engraved name and rank rather than staging a formal scene.
What appears in frame: The frames show a gray stone surface, engraved capital letters, partial name and military rank text, dark film borders, soft focus, and a fade into darkness.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, uneven exposure, soft handheld framing, and dark gate edges that give the memorial detail a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a solemn cutaway, memorial insert, transition to a military biography, or visual beat about names, memory, and record keeping.
Historical context: The clip visually connects a World War I military grave marker with a later home-movie visit, without showing mourners, ceremony, or a wider cemetery setting.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but the identifiable grave inscription and military subject warrant editorial and contextual review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970 Washington DC 8mm military tombstone, misspelled soldier grave marker, World War I sergeant headstone, and home movie cemetery close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1970 Washington, DC memorial or cemetery footage, then broader military remembrance and gravestone details.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a close, soft-focus view of an engraved military tombstone for Laurence Adolph Steinhard. — Close-up of the engraved name and rank on a military tombstone.

Close 8mm view of the Washington, DC grave marker inscription, with Laurence Adolph and military rank text partially legible. — The camera moves across the engraved military inscription.

Home-movie frame showing the cropped tombstone inscription, including Laurence and sergeant text, with grain and handheld framing. — Cropped inscription detail on the weathered stone marker.

Final 8mm frame fading into darkness after the close-up of the Washington, DC military tombstone. — The shot fades to a dark frame after the inscription detail.

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