Washington DC USA-1943: A View Of The Lincoln Memorial From Across The Reflecting Pool

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

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A View Of The Lincoln Memorial From Across The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a distant view of the Lincoln Memorial across the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC. The image is soft-focused with a warm, aged tone, showing the iconic neoclassical structure under an overcast sky. Film grain, scratches, and slight color fading are visible throughout, characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage from the era. The scene is quiet and still, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a historic landmark during World War II.

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: 123137633

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing a wartime-era visitor view of the Lincoln Memorial from the Reflecting Pool.
Period detail: The distant neoclassical memorial, open pool, bare trees, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-20th-century tourist vantage in Washington, DC.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot stillness, holding on a landmark from across the water without staged action or visible crowds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Memorial, tree-lined banks, overcast sky, dark film borders, soft focus, and surface ripples.
Film character: Warm faded color, visible grain, scratches, gate edges, and slight exposure softness give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet establishing insert, historical transition, civic landmark cutaway, or reflective memory beat.
Historical context: The view places a national memorial within everyday visitor footage during the World War II era, without showing ceremonies, people, or specific events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location depiction, and project-specific permissions.
Research search match: Researcher phrases include 1940s 8mm Washington DC, Lincoln Memorial across Reflecting Pool, wartime home movie landmark, and vintage civic travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington DC landmarks, then broader 1940s American travel or memorial imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 8mm view of the Lincoln Memorial across the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, framed by soft focus and film edges. — The Lincoln Memorial appears beyond the Reflecting Pool under an overcast sky.

Washington, DC home-movie frame showing the Lincoln Memorial across rippled water with bare trees at the sides. — A steady visitor view holds the memorial at the far end of the pool.

Aged 8mm frame of the Lincoln Memorial from across the Reflecting Pool, with soft detail and visible film wear. — The memorial remains centered beyond the broad surface of the Reflecting Pool.

Final frame holds the Lincoln Memorial across the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, with faded color and home-movie softness. — The shot closes on the same distant landmark view across the water.

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