Washington DC USA-1943: Beautiful Water Lily Floats On The Pond Full Of Dark

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Beautiful Water Lily Floats On The Pond Full Of Dark — Clip Details

A delicate white water lily with a yellow center floats serenely on a dark pond, surrounded by mottled green lily pads. Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures the tranquil beauty of nature with soft focus and subtle film grain. The stillness of the scene evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia, perfect for historical or nature-themed projects.

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: 123137941

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: 1940s Washington, DC 8mm nature footage suited to archival requests for quiet pond, garden, or water-lily cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show no distinctive period markers beyond the documented 8mm home-movie source and 1943 Washington, DC metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an amateur observer's pause on a single flower, preserving a private home-movie attention to small natural details.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white water lily, yellow flower center, dark pond water, mottled lily pads, soft shadows, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and the gentle steadiness of a short home-movie shot.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a nature insert, reflective transition, quiet memory beat, or visual pause within 1940s archival material.
Historical context: The scene documents a calm pond detail in wartime-era Washington, DC metadata without showing people, buildings, or identifiable public events.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, though copyright status and any location-specific permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches may include 1943 Washington DC 8mm water lily, 1940s pond home movie, vintage lily pads, and archival flower cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC footage, then broader 1940s garden or pond nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a white water lily and mottled lily pads on dark pond water. — White water lily floating on a dark pond among mottled lily pads.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame with a white water lily centered near lily pads on a shaded pond. — A white water lily rests near lily pads on dark, still water.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a white water lily low in the shot with mottled lily pads around it. — The flower appears lower in the frame, bordered by lily pads and dark pond water.

1943 Washington, DC 8mm frame of a white water lily on dark pond water, surrounded by mottled lily pads. — Water lily and lily pads remain still within the soft 8mm frame.

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