Washington DC USA-1943: Many Pretty Blooming Water Lilies Cover The Entire Pond

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

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Many Pretty Blooming Water Lilies Cover The Entire Pond — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a serene pond scene in Washington DC, USA. The footage features a close-up of a single white water lily blooming among lily pads, followed by wider views of a pond teeming with yellow water lilies and large green leaves. The natural setting is framed by a dark border, typical of Super 8 film, with soft focus and subtle film grain enhancing its nostalgic, archival quality. This peaceful nature footage evokes mid-20th century Americana and is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123137821

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 Washington, DC home-movie requests needing quiet nature coverage, botanical cutaways, or wartime-era Americana without people on screen.
Period detail: The frames show no dated signs or landmarks, so the period cue comes mainly from the 8mm home-movie scan, soft color, and 1943 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a personal garden or park visit, with the camera lingering on water lilies rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow water lilies, broad lily pads, pond water, dark foliage, a grassy bank, soft focus, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture with gentle grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that preserves the physical-film feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, seasonal transition, botanical cutaway, or reflective memory beat in archival sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers a quiet view of planted or natural pond vegetation in Washington, DC, without visible people, buildings, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status, location permissions, and botanical/site identification should be checked separately.
Research search match: Searches may include 1943 8mm water lilies, Washington DC pond home movie, vintage lily pads, yellow water lily footage, 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, pond, and flower footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing yellow water lilies and dense green lily pads across a shaded pond. — Yellow water lilies bloom among broad lily pads on a shaded pond.

1943 Washington, DC home-movie frame with yellow water lilies scattered among large green pads on a pond. — Several yellow blossoms rise from a dense patch of lily pads.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm still showing a low, close view across lily pads and yellow water lilies. — A low view looks across lily pads toward more yellow blooms and shoreline plants.

1943 Washington, DC frame of yellow water lilies blooming across a pond with dark foliage in the background. — Yellow water lilies dot the pond surface beneath a darker line of foliage.

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