Washington DC USA-1943: Pink Water Lily Blooming In Pond With Lily Pads

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

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Pink Water Lily Blooming In Pond With Lily Pads — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a delicate pink water lily blooming in a quiet pond. The flower floats among lily pads on dark, still water, with a slender green stem rising from the depths. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a slightly faded color palette typical of mid-century amateur film. The scene is peaceful and natural, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a simple moment in nature from the 1940s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137811

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 nature cutaways, Washington DC home-movie sequences, or documentary inserts needing quiet pond life from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail: The frames show a pink water lily and lily pads, with period context supported by the 1943 8mm metadata rather than visible landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, lingering on a flower in still water as a personal observation of a garden or pond scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pink water lily, broad green lily pads, dark pond water, a slender upright stem, soft reflections, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild blur, and uneven exposure that give the botanical close-up a mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, nature cutaway, transition beat, or reflective pause within a 1940s personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary nature observation in archival home-movie form, without visible people, signage, buildings, or identifiable civic landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status and any location or property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1943 8mm water lily pond, Washington DC home movie flower, 1940s lily pads, and vintage nature cutaway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington DC 1943 material, then other 1940s garden, pond, flower, or quiet nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a pink water lily surrounded by green lily pads in dark pond water. — Pink water lily nestled among lily pads on the pond surface.

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame with a pink water lily on still dark water, near scattered lily pads and a slender green stem. — A pink water lily floats on still pond water beside scattered pads.

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a pink water lily, upright green stem, and floating pads on a dark pond surface. — Pink water lily and upright stem on the surface of a lily pond.

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame of a pink water lily on dark still water, with nearby lily pads and a slender green stem. — A pink water lily remains framed against dark pond water and lily pads.

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