Washington DC USA-1943: Garden Of Pale Pink Lilies Blooming On A Clear Day

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

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Garden Of Pale Pink Lilies Blooming On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil garden scene in Washington DC. Lush green lily pads float on a pond, dotted with delicate pale pink lotus flowers in various stages of bloom. The footage, framed by dark borders, shows a natural, slightly soft focus with subtle film grain, evoking a quiet, nostalgic summer day. The background reveals dense foliage and trees, enhancing the peaceful, pastoral atmosphere of a mid-century American garden.

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: 123137800

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 garden requests needing a calm color 8mm nature insert or seasonal establishing cutaway.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century public or cultivated garden, with no visible people, signage, buildings, or landmarks to identify the exact site.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor-like viewpoint across a pond, valuing the lilies and foliage as a quiet travel or family-memory observation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lily pads, pale pink blossoms and buds, pond water, dense green shrubs, trees, soft focus, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm color look with visible grain, gentle exposure variation, dark gate borders, and a steady but home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a garden cutaway, reflective memory beat, seasonal transition, or nature insert within a 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents ornamental planting and leisure viewing in a Washington, DC garden setting without showing identifiable visitors or civic landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, garden access, and any property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1943 Washington DC 8mm garden footage, pale pink lilies or lotus pond, vintage color home movie, and 1940s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC garden material, then broader 1940s floral or pond scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing pale pink lily buds, green lily pads, pond water, and soft garden foliage beyond. — Pale pink lilies and broad pads spread across a garden pond.

1943 Washington, DC garden view of pink lilies or lotus flowers rising from broad leaves across a softly focused pond. — Pink blooms rise above lily pads in a leafy garden pond.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm footage frame with pale pink buds, layered lily pads, pond surface, shrubs, and trees beyond. — A softly focused pond surface is covered with lily pads and pale pink buds.

1943 Washington, DC garden pond frame showing pink lilies, rounded green pads, water, shrubs, and dark 8mm border shadows. — Pink lilies and rounded pads fill the foreground of the garden pond.

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