Washington DC USA-1943: Yellow and Pink Water Lily Blooming in Pond

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Yellow and Pink Water Lily Blooming in Pond — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a delicate yellow water lily blooming in a quiet pond, its petals gently unfurling beside large green lily pads. The scene shifts subtly to a soft pink lotus flower, both floating on dark, reflective water with a faint horizontal light streak in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, intimate quality, evoking mid-century American home movie aesthetics. Ideal for historical, nature, or archival projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137874

Rights & Clearance

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1940s 8mm nature footage for documentary inserts, historical garden sequences, seasonal transitions, or reflective archival cutaways set in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The frames show close pond views of water lilies on dark reflective water, with the 1943 date and Washington, DC location supported by supplied clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an intimate home-movie observation style, lingering close to pond flowers without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow and pink water lily blossoms, broad lily pads, dark pond water, soft reflections, film-frame borders, and slight exposure variation.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color, minor gate edges, and gentle handheld or reel movement that gives the botanical view physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, nature insert, reflective pause, or visual transition between domestic memory and seasonal outdoor material.
Historical context: As a close botanical subject, the footage documents mid-century amateur filming interests in gardens and natural details without making broader claims about wartime Washington.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still review source copyright and any collection-specific licensing terms.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1943 Washington DC 8mm water lily footage, 1940s home movie pond flowers, vintage garden film, and archival lotus blossom cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel garden or pond shots, then with 1943 Washington, DC material, then with broader 1940s nature and flower home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a yellow water lily above dark reflective pond water near large green lily pads. — Yellow water lily rises from a shaded pond beside broad lily pads.

Close 8mm view of a yellow water lily in a Washington, DC pond, with lily pads and dark reflections around it. — A yellow water lily remains centered in a close pond view.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a pale pink water lily on dark pond water with nearby lily pads and reflections. — A pale pink water lily appears against dark reflective pond water.

Close 8mm view of a pink water lily in a Washington, DC pond, framed by lily pads and dark water reflections. — The pink water lily sits low in frame with lily pads and reflections around it.

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