Washington DC USA-1943: Earthen Dam With Walking Path And Bridge Over Small Canal

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

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Earthen Dam With Walking Path And Bridge Over Small Canal — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a quiet canal scene in Washington DC. A dirt towpath runs alongside a stone lock gate, with a small white house visible on the right bank. Several figures walk along the path, enjoying a peaceful day near the water. The footage shows natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of mid-century home movies, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The surrounding forest is lush with early spring foliage, and the calm water reflects the overcast sky. This authentic slice of American life is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123137699

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1940s Washington DC home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a quiet canal-side path, lock gate, and pedestrian activity.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-century canal towpath or park setting, with a dirt path, stonework, bare trees, and a small white house visible near the water.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor's view of people walking and pausing near the canal, preserving an unstaged public outdoor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dirt towpath, calm canal water, stone lock or bridge structure, small white house, leafless trees, and several distant walkers.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm establishing cutaway, memory beat, or transition for wartime-era Washington DC everyday life near waterways.
Historical context: The footage offers a modest view of public leisure or transit along a canal-side landscape without showing identifiable events or official activity.
Research note: People appear only at a distance, but likeness and location review may still be needed; copyright, property, and privacy status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Washington DC canal home movie, 8mm towpath walkers, stone lock gate, small canal bridge, and vintage park path footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington DC views, then broader canal, towpath, park, and everyday walking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a canal-side dirt path, stone lock structure, distant pedestrians, bare trees, and a small white house. — Distant figures walk along a dirt towpath beside a calm canal and stone lock structure.

1943 Washington DC home-movie frame of walkers near a stone canal structure, with water, leafless trees, and a small white house nearby. — Walkers gather near the stone canal structure as the towpath follows the water's edge.

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a person walking along the canal towpath, with stonework, water, trees, and a small white house. — A lone figure moves along the towpath while others stand near the canal lock ahead.

1943 Washington DC home-movie frame of a canal towpath, distant pedestrians, stone lock wall, reflective water, bare trees, and a small white house. — The shot holds on the canal, stonework, and distant walkers near the white house.

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