Washington DC USA-1970: St Annes Church Sign and Steeple

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

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St Annes Church Sign and Steeple — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures St. Anne's Church in Washington DC. The clip opens with a close-up of the church's arched sign, clearly showing 'ST. ANNE'S CHURCH' and 'FOUNDED IN 1692' with its Episcopal shield. The view then shifts to a wider shot through a window frame, revealing the church's tall brick steeple with a clock, surrounded by trees and neighboring buildings under a bright sky. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123052717

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970 Washington, DC 8mm footage for requests needing an Episcopal church sign, steeple detail, or brief urban religious landmark cutaway.
Period detail: The arched sign, brick steeple, overhead wires, and 8mm color stock support a 1970s home-movie view of St. Anne's Church in Washington, DC.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the church as a visitor would, moving from an identifying sign to a wider steeple view framed by a dark window edge.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the St. Anne's Church sign, Episcopal shield, brick wall, pointed steeple, clock detail, trees, neighboring buildings, and overhead wires.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight handheld instability, and saturated color that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, religious-site cutaway, location identifier, or short transition in a Washington, DC memory sequence.
Historical context: The footage records a street-level view of an Episcopal church in an urban neighborhood without showing congregants, clergy, or interior activity.
Research note: The church name and Episcopal shield are visible, so copyright, trademark-style identifiers, and property context should be reviewed separately from likeness issues.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970 Washington DC church sign 8mm, St Anne's Church steeple home movie, and Episcopal church exterior archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1970 Washington, DC exteriors, then broader church, steeple, and religious landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing the arched St. Anne's Church sign with Episcopal shield and founded date on a brick wall. — St. Anne's Church sign with Episcopal shield fills the frame.

Close 8mm view of the St. Anne's Church sign in Washington, DC, with the Episcopal shield and inscription visible against brick. — Close-up of the church sign identifying St. Anne's Church.

Wider 1970 Washington, DC view of the brick church steeple and clock, seen through a dark window frame with trees and nearby buildings. — The church steeple rises above trees and adjacent buildings.

1970 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing the church steeple, clock opening, trees, bright sky, and neighboring building through a dark frame. — Final steeple view framed by the surrounding window edge.

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