Washington DC USA-1943: Pond with Lily Pads and Yellow Lotus Flowers

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Year1943
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Washington DC

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Pond with Lily Pads and Yellow Lotus Flowers — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1943 captures a tranquil pond in Washington DC, USA, filled with lily pads and blooming yellow lotus flowers. The footage shows close-ups of delicate yellow water lilies and their broad green pads floating on dark water, followed by a wider view of the pond surrounded by lush green grass and trees. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and warm color tones characteristic of mid-century home movies, evoking a sense of peaceful nostalgia and historical Americana.

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: 123137899

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, DC, 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 1940s Washington, DC 8mm nature footage for documentary inserts, garden history sequences, seasonal atmosphere, or calm archival cutaways.
Period detail: The frames may show a mid-century home-movie garden visit, with no visible landmarks, signage, clothing, vehicles, or built structures to independently date the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie perspective, moving from close views of water lilies to a wider pond view without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include yellow water lilies, lily pads, dark pond water, grassy banks, trees, reflected sky, and soft garden edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color shift, and exposure variation that give the pond views a period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief nature insert, memory beat, garden transition, or quiet establishing cutaway within a 1940s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a domestic or public garden pond scene in Washington, DC, without visible people or identifiable civic landmarks in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright status and any property or garden-location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s 8mm Washington DC pond footage, vintage water lilies, home-movie garden scenes, lily pads, and lotus flowers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC footage, then broader vintage garden, pond, and water-flower material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing yellow water lilies rising above lily pads on a dark garden pond. — Close view of yellow water lilies and lily pads on the pond surface.

Close 8mm view from Washington, DC in 1943 with yellow water lilies and broad lily pads on still pond water. — Water lilies bloom above broad pads in a close garden pond view.

1943 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a wider pond with lily pads, small blossoms, grass, and shaded trees. — Wider view of a lily-filled pond bordered by grass and trees.

Wide 1943 Washington, DC 8mm view of a garden pond covered with lily pads and flowers beside a grassy bank. — Lily pads and small flowers spread across a pond beside a grassy bank.

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