Washington DC USA-1943: Pretty Pink Flowers Dancing In The Breeze On A Beautiful

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Year1943
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Pretty Pink Flowers Dancing In The Breeze On A Beautiful — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1943 captures delicate pink cherry blossoms swaying gently in a soft breeze. The footage, shot in Washington DC, shows the flowers in full bloom against a pale sky, with dark tree branches creating a natural frame. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, timeless quality. This archival clip offers a serene moment of spring nature, perfect for historical or editorial 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: 123137625

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: Washington, District Of Columbia, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Washington, DC home-movie footage useful for springtime nature, wartime-era atmosphere, or gentle archival cutaway needs.
Period detail: The visible scene shows cherry blossoms on dark branches, with the 1943 date and Washington, DC location supported by clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to blossoms from a visitor or amateur home-movie viewpoint, recording movement in the breeze rather than a staged event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink and white blossoms, unopened buds, dark tree branches, patches of pale blue sky, soft focus, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm faded color, visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet spring insert, seasonal transition, reflective memory beat, or nature cutaway within a historical sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers a non-event view of spring bloom in Washington, DC during the 1940s, emphasizing everyday observation rather than civic ceremony.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright, source permissions, and any location-specific use needs.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Washington DC cherry blossoms, 8mm spring flowers, vintage home movie blossoms, and wartime-era nature cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC material, then broader 1940s spring, flowers, and nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing cherry blossoms and buds clustered on dark branches against pale sky. — Close view of cherry blossoms and buds filling the frame.

1943 Washington, DC frame with soft pink blossoms, unopened buds, and dark branches crossing a pale spring sky. — Blossoms and buds appear close to the lens with branches behind them.

1943 Washington, DC home-movie view of cherry blossoms hanging from branches, with pale sky and warm 8mm color. — A dense cluster of blossoms fills the foreground while branches recede behind it.

1943 Washington, DC frame showing cherry blossoms in bloom, dark branch lines, and pale sky in warm home-movie color. — Blossoms and branches spread across the final frame of the short spring view.

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