Washington DC USA-1943: White Gladiolus with Yellow Centers on Tall Stems

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

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White Gladiolus with Yellow Centers on Tall Stems — Clip Details

A close-up of white gladiolus flowers with yellow centers, captured on 8mm film in 1943. The blooms stand tall on green stems amidst lush foliage and brown soil, with natural light highlighting their delicate petals. The footage shows slight camera movement and subtle film grain, characteristic of vintage home movie recordings. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of garden life in mid-20th century Washington DC, USA.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123137961

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 for 1940s home-movie garden cutaways, nature inserts, or quiet domestic-era atmosphere in documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: The frames show close-up gladiolus blooms and garden soil; any 1943 Washington, DC context comes from clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The tight handheld view lingers on the flowers as a casual home-movie observation of a garden detail rather than a staged botanical study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white gladiolus petals, yellow flower throats, tall green stems, narrow leaves, dark foliage, brown soil, and soft frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and minor handheld movement that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, seasonal transition, garden insert, or reflective memory beat within a 1940s domestic sequence.
Historical context: The clip may illustrate mid-century home garden life, with attention on ornamental flowers rather than public events or identifiable places.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and source-license review remain separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1940s 8mm garden flowers, white gladiolus close-up, Washington DC home movie garden, and vintage flower footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1943 Washington, DC material, then broader 1940s garden and flower cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of a white gladiolus with a yellow throat in a Washington, DC garden, supported by 1943 clip metadata. — White gladiolus flower fills the frame beside tall stems and garden foliage.

White gladiolus bloom with pale petals and yellow center, seen close up in the 1943 Washington, DC garden footage. — The camera holds on a white gladiolus bloom against stems, leaves, and soil.

A white gladiolus flower appears slightly lower in frame, with green stems and foliage visible in the 1943 garden clip. — White gladiolus petals and a yellow throat appear amid tall green stems.

Final close view of the white gladiolus bloom in the Washington, DC garden footage, with tall stems and soft 8mm texture. — A white gladiolus bloom remains in close-up as stems and foliage surround it.

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