Baltimore Maryland USA-1943: Brown And Gold Leaves On A Tree During Fall At The National Cathedral

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Year1943
Decade1940s
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1942 Baltimore Maryland

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Brown And Gold Leaves On A Tree During Fall At The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a view through a window of a tree with brown and gold autumn leaves, partially obscuring a building in Baltimore, Maryland. The footage shows a classic 1940s aesthetic with warm, faded colors and natural film grain. A handwritten title card appears, reading 'National Cathedral,' confirming the location. The clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American life and architecture, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 123131224

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 1719 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1942-1943
Reel-level location note: washington dc,baltimore
Date: 1943 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief autumn cutaway tied to the National Cathedral title card and mid-century travel memory.
Period detail: The handwritten title card, soft color reversal look, and window-framed exterior view support a 1943 home-movie context while the architecture remains partly obscured.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on seasonal foliage and a distant building rather than staging people or formal sightseeing views.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include autumn leaves, dark window or frame edges, a pale building behind branches, greenery, soft sky, and a handwritten National Cathedral card.
Film character: Warm faded color, visible grain, slight softness, and steady 8mm framing give the clip useful physical-film texture for archival edits.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, seasonal transition, location cue, or quiet memory beat between broader 1940s travel or architecture scenes.
Historical context: The frames show a private home-movie view of a landmark-associated stop, emphasizing seasonal atmosphere more than architectural documentation.
Research note: No people, faces, or brands are visible, but the building and handwritten location claim should be reviewed separately from copyright and property considerations.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1943 8mm autumn leaves, National Cathedral home movie, 1940s travel footage, and vintage cathedral title card.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel title cards or exterior views, then with same location and 1943 material, then with autumn foliage or landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 8mm home-movie view of brown and gold leaves partly obscuring a building near the National Cathedral location cue. — Autumn foliage fills the frame with a pale building partly visible behind it.

Warm 1940s 8mm frame of autumn foliage and a partially hidden building, linked by metadata to the National Cathedral stop. — Branches and autumn leaves obscure most of the building beyond.

Home-movie frame of fall-colored tree branches in front of a pale building, with dark film-frame edges visible. — A closer foliage-heavy view shows the building only through gaps in the branches.

Handwritten 8mm title card reading National Cathedral, providing the clip's visible location cue. — A handwritten title card identifies the scene as National Cathedral.

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