Washington DC USA-1943: Closeup View Of Balcony Wall Detail Artwork And Fountain

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

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Closeup View Of Balcony Wall Detail Artwork And Fountain — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a close-up view of ornate architectural details in Washington DC. The clip features a decorative balcony wall with intricate metalwork, including a sculpted face set within a geometric pattern. A small fountain with a seated figure statue is visible in the foreground, reflecting in the water below. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a glimpse into mid-20th century American civic design and public art.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
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: 123137673

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: 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 8mm footage suited to documentary requests for civic architecture details, public art cutaways, or period travel montage texture.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century visitor-shot views of ornate stonework, metal balcony decoration, a sculpted mask-like face, and a small fountain setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor pausing on architectural ornament, moving from a fountain statue to close views of the decorative balcony detail.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated fountain figure, reflecting water, pale masonry, small upper windows, patterned metalwork, and a sculpted face set into the railing.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm color shift, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that mark it as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition between broader Washington DC exterior scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a visitor's attention to public architectural ornament and fountain design in Washington DC without showing crowds or street activity.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but the identifiable artwork and architecture may require separate copyright or property-context review depending on use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1943 Washington DC home movie architecture, 8mm public art fountain detail, and vintage balcony metalwork closeup.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington DC views, then other 1943 location clips, then broader themes of civic architecture, fountains, and public art.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington DC home-movie frame showing a small fountain, seated statue, hedge, and pale architectural wall. — A small fountain and seated figure statue are framed against a pale building facade.

Close view of Washington DC architectural ornament with pale masonry, small windows, and a sculpted face in metalwork. — The camera settles on ornate balcony metalwork with a sculpted face centered in the design.

1940s 8mm closeup of decorative balcony artwork in Washington DC, showing a sculpted face within patterned metalwork. — A tighter frame emphasizes the sculpted face and repeated shapes in the balcony railing.

Washington DC architectural detail from 1943, with warm 8mm color and a mask-like sculpted face in the railing. — The final frame holds on the ornate railing and central sculpted face beneath small upper windows.

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