Washington DC USA-1943: Yellow Water Lily Blooming Among Lilies In Pond

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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 Lilies In Pond — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1943 captures a tranquil pond scene in Washington DC, USA. The footage opens with a close-up of a single yellow water lily blooming among lily pads, its delicate petals contrasting with the dark water. The view then widens to reveal a lush field of green lotus leaves and numerous pink lotus buds, some just beginning to open. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural color tones, evoking a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere of mid-century nature footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137790

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: 1940s Washington, DC 8mm nature footage suited for documentary cutaways, garden history segments, and quiet archival transitions.
Period detail: The frames show color home-movie views of water lilies, lotus leaves, and pond vegetation; visible clues support a mid-century amateur 8mm garden or park visit.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on blossoms and leaves from a visitor's perspective, valuing the calm observation of a public garden or pond rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow water lily, lily pads, dark pond water, green lotus leaves, pink lotus buds, soft background trees, and black film borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet edge framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet nature insert, a seasonal transition, or a reflective memory beat within 1940s Washington or garden-related material.
Historical context: The footage provides a small-scale view of leisure and nature observation in Washington, DC during the 1940s without showing identifiable people or civic landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible in the provided frames, but copyright, location permissions, and botanical or site identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1940s Washington DC 8mm pond footage, water lily home movie, lotus garden archival footage, or vintage color nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC footage, and then related vintage pond, garden, flower, or nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A yellow water lily blooms among lily pads in 1943 Washington, DC home-movie pond footage. — Yellow water lily floating among broad lily pads.

Close pond view of a yellow water lily and surrounding lily pads in vintage 8mm footage from Washington, DC. — Close view of a yellow water lily set against lily pads.

A wider 1943 Washington, DC pond view shows green lotus leaves, pink buds, and trees in soft 8mm color. — Lotus leaves and pink buds spread across the pond.

Vintage 8mm view of a lotus pond in Washington, DC, with pink buds, broad leaves, and a tree-lined background. — Pink lotus buds rise above broad green leaves in the pond.

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