Washington DC USA-1943: Water Lilies Floating On The Surface Of A Serene Body Of

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

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Water Lilies Floating On The Surface Of A Serene Body Of — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a serene pond with delicate water lilies floating on the surface. The footage features pale yellow and pink blossoms with bright yellow centers, surrounded by green lily pads on dark, reflective water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, evoking a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere. The camera remains steady, focusing on the gentle beauty of the aquatic scene, with subtle movement in the water and flowers. This archival footage offers a quiet moment of nature, perfect for historical, documentary, or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137888

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: 1940s Washington, DC home-movie nature footage for editors needing a quiet archival pond or water-lily cutaway.
Period detail: The frames show flowers and lily pads on reflective water, with the 1943 Washington, DC setting supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The steady close framing suggests an amateur camera lingering on a peaceful pond detail rather than a staged botanical study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pale yellow water lilies, one pink blossom, round lily pads, dark reflective water, flower stems, and soft pond reflections.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet edge density that give the nature view physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, transitional nature cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a 1940s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers a small domestic-era view of ornamental aquatic plants, with historical context coming from the dated home-movie source rather than visible urban detail.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location attribution, and source ownership should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1943 8mm water lilies, Washington DC home movie pond, 1940s lily pads, vintage flower cutaway, and archival garden water footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC footage, then related 1940s garden, pond, flower, or reflective-water material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A pink water lily with a yellow center floats on reflective pond water in 1943 Washington, DC home-movie footage. — Pink water lily on dark pond water with lily pads nearby.

Pale yellow water lilies rise above green lily pads on reflective pond water, supported by metadata as 1943 Washington, DC footage. — Cluster of pale yellow water lilies among lily pads.

Several pale yellow water lilies and lily pads fill the frame in a close 8mm pond view from the Washington, DC home-movie clip. — Close view of yellow water lilies and lily pads on the pond.

A steady closing view shows pale yellow water lilies, lily pads, and dark reflective water in the 1943 Washington, DC 8mm nature shot. — Yellow water lilies and lily pads on a dark pond surface.

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