Washington DC USA-1943: Jefferson Memorial Home Video From Lily Gardens

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

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Jefferson Memorial Home Video From Lily Gardens — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC. The clip shows the iconic neoclassical building with its prominent dome and columns, viewed through a window frame. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, warm color tones, and visible film grain. A handwritten title card reading 'Lily Gardens' appears at the end, suggesting a personal family recording. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a historic landmark from the mid-20th century.

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: 123137752

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot Washington, DC landmark footage of the Jefferson Memorial on 8mm film.
Period detail: The neoclassical memorial, soft color stock, and handwritten title card support a mid-20th-century home-movie view, with 1943 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a casual visitor perspective, holding on the landmark through dark vertical framing before cutting to a handwritten Lily Gardens card.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Jefferson Memorial dome and columns, trees, dark window-like framing, film borders, and a handwritten Lily Gardens title card.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, soft focus, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and slight framing instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Washington landmark insert, a memory transition, or a brief establishing cutaway for wartime-era travel material.
Historical context: The frames show a tourist or family-film view of a major Washington, DC memorial rather than an official ceremony or news event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location-based property considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s 8mm Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC home movie, Lily Gardens title card, and vintage landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington or Lily Gardens footage, then other 1943 Washington, DC clips, then broader 1940s landmark home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 8mm view of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, framed by dark vertical edges with trees in the foreground. — Jefferson Memorial dome and columns viewed through a dark frame.

1943 home-movie frame of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, with its dome and columned portico centered beyond dark framing. — Centered view of the Jefferson Memorial facade and dome.

Dim 8mm title-card frame with faint handwriting reading Lily Gardens, partially obscured by dark exposure and film framing. — Faint handwritten Lily Gardens title card under low exposure.

Green paper title card from the 1943 home movie, handwritten with the words Lily Gardens in dark ink. — Handwritten Lily Gardens card on green paper.

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