Washington DC USA-1970: A Yellow-Leafed Tree and Headstone in a Cemetery

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

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A Yellow-Leafed Tree and Headstone in a Cemetery — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures a solemn autumn scene in a Washington DC cemetery. The footage opens on a large tree with vibrant yellow leaves, framed by dark evergreens and a soft, overcast sky. As the camera slowly pans down, rows of white headstones come into view, including a close-up of a stone marker engraved with a circular emblem of five stars. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film enhances the nostalgic and reflective mood, evoking a sense of history and remembrance.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123052140

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 cemetery footage suited for documentary inserts about remembrance, memorial spaces, autumn landscapes, or archival travel views.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm-era color home-movie imagery, autumn foliage, white cemetery markers, and a stone marker with a five-star circular emblem.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing feels like a visitor pausing on a tree and nearby headstones rather than a staged or formal cemetery record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow-leafed trees, dark evergreens, rows of white headstones, overcast sky, distant buildings, and a stone marker with five stars.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate edges, and slight handheld movement give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, reflective transition, cemetery insert, or memory beat within a historical sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public memorial landscape as seen through a 1970 home-movie camera, with no visible people or active ceremony.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but cemetery markers and memorial symbols may still warrant contextual and property review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970 8mm Washington DC cemetery, autumn headstones home movie, yellow tree graveyard, and vintage memorial marker footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington DC 1970 material, then cemetery, memorial, autumn, or remembrance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 8mm Washington DC cemetery view with a yellow autumn tree, dark surrounding trees, and faint headstones below. — A yellow autumn tree stands above cemetery markers in a soft, overcast view.

1970 Washington DC cemetery scene with yellow foliage, dark trees, rows of white headstones, and distant structures. — Rows of white headstones appear beneath yellow foliage and dark trees.

Handheld 8mm view of a Washington DC cemetery in 1970, showing yellow autumn trees and rows of white headstones. — The camera holds on yellow trees and headstones in a cemetery landscape.

Close-up of a cemetery stone marker in Washington DC with a circular emblem containing five raised stars. — A stone marker fills the frame, showing a circular five-star emblem.

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