Washington DC USA-1943: A Park With A Waterway And Lily Pads With A Grassy Background

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A Park With A Waterway And Lily Pads With A Grassy... — Clip Details

A serene 8mm home movie from 1943 captures a tranquil pond in Washington DC, USA, covered with lily pads and blooming yellow and pink water lilies. The water reflects the surrounding green grass and trees, with a dark tree trunk visible in the background. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows subtle camera movement and natural light, creating a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere of a classic American park. The image is framed by the film's black borders, enhancing its authentic archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137906

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Washington, DC park atmosphere, nature cutaways, and quiet wartime-era home-movie inserts without people or signage.
Period detail: The frames show a landscaped pond with lily pads, lawn, and trees; period detail comes mainly from the 8mm home-movie format rather than visible clothing, vehicles, or architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects an unstaged visitor or family camera lingering on a calm park water feature, valuing scenery over action or posed subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lily pads, yellow and pink water lilies, dark pond water, reflected trees, grassy banks, background shrubs, and black 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, handheld framing, and contact-print borders that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, nature insert, location transition, or reflective memory beat within a Washington, DC or 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows a maintained urban park pond in Washington, DC, offering visual context for leisure landscape and public green space in 1943 home-movie footage.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, archive license terms, and any property or location permissions should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1943 Washington DC 8mm park pond, 1940s home movie lily pads, vintage water lilies, and archival garden waterway footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC park material, then broader 1940s garden, pond, or public landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a park pond with lily pads, small water lilies, grassy banks, and tree reflections. — Lily pads and water lilies cover a park pond bordered by grass and trees.

1943 Washington, DC park pond with lily pads, pale flowers, green lawn, and soft tree reflections on the water. — A still view of lily pads and water lilies across a landscaped pond.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm still of lily pads, yellow and pink water lilies, reflective water, and a grassy park edge. — Water lilies and broad pads fill the foreground of a quiet park pond.

1943 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a lily pond, grassy bank, and trees in soft 8mm color. — The camera holds on clustered lily pads and blossoms along a grassy pond edge.

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