Washington DC USA-1970: Plaque Showing Maryland State House And Description

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

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Plaque Showing Maryland State House And Description — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this clip captures a close-up of a historic marker for the Maryland State House in Washington DC. The white stone plaque, framed by green foliage and a brick wall, details its role as the first Capitol of the United States from 1783 to 1784. The footage, with its characteristic film grain and soft focus, documents the site where George Washington resigned his commission and the Treaty of Paris was ratified, offering a nostalgic glimpse of American revolutionary history.

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: 123052771

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 landmark footage for productions needing a brief visitor-shot cutaway of a historical marker tied to early United States government history.
Period detail: The frames show a roadside-style Maryland State House marker, leafy shade, brickwork, and soft 1970-era 8mm color rendering.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor's close-up perspective, holding on the plaque text as a travel memory rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the white historical marker, black lettering, state crest, leafy tree canopy, brick wall, deep shadow, and pale building edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and dark gate-like edges that give the shot a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, educational cutaway, or transition into material about Revolutionary-era public landmarks.
Historical context: The marker text identifies the Maryland State House and describes its role in early national government, while the image remains a 1970 visitor view of the sign.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or audible music are indicated, but users should verify landmark text, site permissions, and copyright status for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1970 8mm Maryland State House marker, historic plaque home movie, Revolutionary War site sign, and United States capitol marker.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1970 Washington DC or Maryland landmark footage, then with other historical-marker travel views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 8mm frame of a Maryland State House historical marker with trees, brickwork, and dark frame edges around the sign. — Close view of the Maryland State House marker under leafy shade.

The marker fills the frame, with readable Maryland State House heading, leafy branches above, and dark film-edge shadowing. — Maryland State House marker with surrounding foliage and brickwork.

A softly focused 8mm view centers the Maryland State House marker, with dense lettering, crest detail, foliage, and brick behind it. — Soft-focus plaque view with the marker text centered in frame.

Final frame holds on the Maryland State House marker, with black lettering, overhead leaves, brick background, and strong dark edge shadow. — End frame of the shaded Maryland State House historical marker.

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