Washington DC USA-1943: Yellow Water Lily Blooming Among Lily Pads

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

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Yellow Water Lily Blooming Among Lily Pads — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1943 captures a serene pond scene in Washington DC, USA. A delicate yellow water lily blooms amidst a dense cluster of green lily pads floating on dark, still water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including soft focus, natural color fading, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, contemplative view of nature's quiet beauty.

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: 123137768

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 Washington, DC nature cutaways, garden or pond inserts, and quiet home-movie atmosphere in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The frames show no landmarks or people, so the 1943 Washington, DC context is supported by clip metadata rather than visible era markers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet observational feel of a home-movie camera lingering on a pond bloom rather than a staged nature setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow water lilies, round green lily pads, dark pond water, submerged stems, soft focus, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows gentle grain, muted color, soft focus, and slight exposure variation that give the pond view its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature insert, reflective transition, seasonal cutaway, or memory beat within a 1940s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: As visual context, the clip records a small domestic or public-garden nature view without visible people, buildings, or civic identifiers.
Research note: No faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status and any garden or location permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm water lily pond, Washington DC home movie nature, yellow lily pads vintage footage, and quiet garden cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC material, then broader 1940s pond, flower, and garden footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A yellow water lily blooms among green lily pads in a 1943 Washington, DC 8mm home-movie pond view. — Yellow water lily surrounded by lily pads on still pond water.

The pond view holds on a yellow water lily set amid lily pads, with visible 8mm frame borders and muted color. — Lily pads and a yellow bloom fill the frame within the film gate.

A softly focused 1943 Washington, DC pond shot shows a yellow lily low in the frame among clustered lily pads. — Soft-focus pond detail with a yellow lily and surrounding pads.

A pale yellow water lily appears larger in frame, surrounded by dense lily pads on dark still water. — Closer pond view of a pale yellow water lily among dense pads.

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