Washington DC USA-1970: Admiral Richard Byrd's Gravestone

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 Washington DC

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Admiral Richard Byrd's Gravestone — Clip Details

A close-up sequence of a weathered gravestone from 1970, filmed on 8mm home movie stock. The camera slowly pans across the engraved name Richard Evelyn Byrd and his affiliation with the United States Navy. The stone shows signs of age with subtle discoloration and grainy film texture, characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage. The dark background emphasizes the monument, creating a solemn and reflective mood. This archival clip captures a moment of quiet remembrance, ideal for historical or memorial content.

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: 123052278

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, DC, 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 useful for documentary or memorial edits needing a close view of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd's U.S. Navy gravestone.
Period detail: The frames show a weathered engraved grave marker, with the 1970 home-movie date and Washington, DC location supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving close across the stone as if recording a cemetery visit or personal act of remembrance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale stone, engraved lettering, the Byrd surname, U.S. Navy text, dark vertical shadows, chipped upper edge, and soft 8mm grain.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, muted color, and uneven exposure that give the stone a subdued physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memorial insert, historical cutaway, transition into polar exploration context, or quiet memory beat in a biographical sequence.
Historical context: The visible focus is the grave marker and naval identification, presenting a public memorial object without showing visitors, ceremony, or surrounding cemetery context.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but researchers should verify grave location, inscription, cemetery permissions, and separate copyright or property considerations.
Research search match: Searches that may match include Richard Evelyn Byrd gravestone, Admiral Byrd U.S. Navy marker, Washington DC cemetery 8mm, and 1970 home movie memorial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1970 Washington, DC cemetery footage, then naval memorials or Byrd-related historical material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing the upper portion of Richard Evelyn Byrd's engraved gravestone in soft 8mm focus. — Upper gravestone detail with Richard Evelyn Byrd's name partly readable.

Washington, DC 1970 frame of the Byrd gravestone, with United States Navy lettering visible through dark vertical shadows. — Inscription detail showing Byrd's name and naval affiliation.

Soft 8mm close-up from 1970 showing the lower inscription area of Richard Evelyn Byrd's gravestone in Washington, DC. — Lower gravestone lettering with the Byrd surname prominent.

Final 1970 Washington, DC frame holding on the Byrd gravestone inscription, with large letters softened by grain and shadow. — Final close view of the Byrd inscription and partial naval text.

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