Washington DC USA-1943: Pan-American Union Landmark With Tourists

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

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Pan-American Union Landmark With Tourists — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1943 captures a handwritten title card reading 'Pan-American Union' on a textured green surface, followed by a view of the building's facade with arched windows and a central emblem. The footage shows a formal architectural landmark with people in period attire, including women in dresses, strolling the grounds. Shot on 8mm film, the clip exhibits classic grain and color saturation typical of mid-20th century home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a historic Washington DC site.

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: 123137663

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: Yes
Minors 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 Washington DC archival requests needing a brief visitor-shot view of the Pan-American Union landmark and its title card.
Period detail: The handwritten title card, muted color 8mm stock, and visitors in mid-century dress support a 1943 home-movie context from the provided metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, moving from a handwritten identification card to a brief exterior view with people on the grounds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green handwritten title card, dark film borders, an arched building facade, a central emblem, a balcony rail, lawn edges, and visitors.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, saturated color, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, title-card transition, or memory beat for Washington DC landmark and inter-American institution sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a formal civic landmark as a tourist stop in wartime-era Washington DC without proving any specific event or official ceremony.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and institutional identification should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1943 8mm Washington DC home movie, Pan-American Union exterior, historic landmark tourists, and handwritten title card footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington DC shots, then other 1943 District of Columbia landmarks, then 1940s tourist architecture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 8mm frame showing a handwritten Pan-American Union title card on a green textured surface, bordered by dark film shadows. — Handwritten title card identifies the Pan-American Union segment.

A brighter 8mm view of the handwritten Pan-American Union title card, with green surface texture and dark vertical frame edges visible. — The title card remains on screen in a brighter exposure.

Close 8mm frame of the Pan-American Union handwritten title card on a green background, still partially shadowed by the film edge. — A final title-card frame precedes the exterior landmark view.

1943 Washington DC home-movie frame showing the Pan-American Union facade with arched openings, balcony rail, emblem, lawn, and distant visitors. — Exterior view of the Pan-American Union landmark with people on the grounds.

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