Washington DC USA-1970: James Forrestal Gravestone in Cemetery

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

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James Forrestal Gravestone in Cemetery — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures a solemn cemetery scene in Washington DC. The footage focuses on a gravestone for James Forrestal, detailing his roles as Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Under Secretary of the Navy, and first Secretary of Defense. The stone is surrounded by fallen leaves, with other headstones visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film enhances the nostalgic and reflective mood of the archival footage.

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: 123052068

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 8mm cemetery footage from Washington, DC suits documentary requests for reflective memorial, public figure burial, or national memory cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show military-style grave inscriptions, fallen leaves, and older upright cemetery markers that may show a late-20th-century visitor recording memorial stones.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on inscriptions and nearby headstones rather than staging action or ceremony.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include James Forrestal's headstone, a Lawrence A. Steinhardt marker, rows of pale grave markers, fallen leaves, grass, trees, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a sober insert, transition, or memory beat in a sequence about public service, burial places, remembrance, or Washington-area archival travel.
Historical context: The footage visually connects individual memorial inscriptions with a broader cemetery setting, without showing a ceremony, visitors, or active mourning.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but grave inscriptions identify named individuals, so copyright, privacy, and estate or cemetery-use questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970 8mm Washington DC cemetery, James Forrestal grave, military headstone home movie, public figure memorial, and autumn cemetery footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1970 Washington DC footage, then cemetery, memorial, military service, or remembrance themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington, DC cemetery footage showing a close, soft-focus view of Lawrence A. Steinhardt's engraved grave marker. — Close view of the Lawrence A. Steinhardt marker, framed tightly with dark film edges.

1970 Washington, DC cemetery view of James Forrestal's upright grave marker with leaves, grass, trees, and other headstones behind it. — James Forrestal's grave marker stands in a leaf-covered cemetery with other stones in the background.

1970 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a closer, slightly soft view of James Forrestal's headstone in a cemetery. — Closer handheld view of the James Forrestal headstone, with lettering visible and markers beyond.

1970 Washington, DC cemetery frame with James Forrestal's headstone prominent and rows of pale markers in the background. — The James Forrestal headstone fills the foreground, bordered by dark film edges and background grave markers.

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