Washington DC USA-1943: White Water Lily Blooming On Pond

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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White Water Lily Blooming On Pond — Clip Details

A delicate white water lily blooms on a calm pond, surrounded by weathered lily pads with visible cracks and texture. Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures the quiet beauty of nature with soft, muted colors and natural film grain. The stillness of the water and the gentle presence of the flower evoke a sense of peaceful nostalgia, offering authentic archival footage of a serene natural moment from mid-20th century America.

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: 123137817

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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, Washington DC, and home-movie requests needing a quiet pond or water-lily cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show a white water lily and lily pads, with period context supplied by the 1943 8mm metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie quality, holding on a small natural detail without staging or visible human activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white water lily, green lily pads, dark pond water, soft reflections, film frame edges, and light surface ripples.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-print frame boundaries as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a nature insert, reflective transition, memory beat, or calm visual pause within a wartime-era sequence.
Historical context: As a close view of pond plants, the clip offers environmental and leisure-context texture without showing identifiable people or civic landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, private property, or audible music are visible or flagged, though copyright and source licensing still require normal review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1943 8mm Washington DC pond footage, white water lily home movie, vintage lily pads, and 1940s nature cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington DC material, then broader 1940s garden or pond nature footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington DC 8mm frame showing a white water lily surrounded by lily pads on a calm pond. — A white water lily sits near textured lily pads on dark pond water.

White water lily and weathered lily pads appear in a 1943 Washington DC home-movie pond view. — The flower remains centered among mottled lily pads and calm water.

1943 8mm pond footage from Washington DC showing a white water lily beneath broad lily pads. — A small water lily bloom is framed by broad pads and muted water reflections.

Soft 1943 Washington DC 8mm frame of a white water lily, cracked lily pads, and dark pond water. — Film grain and a vertical mark pass over the pond view with the lily bloom still visible.

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