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Washington DC USA-1943: River Flowing Through Rocks

  • Year1943
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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River Flowing Through Rocks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1943, this vintage home movie captures a powerful river flowing over rugged rocks in Washington DC. The footage shows turbulent white water cascading through a natural rocky channel, with a dense tree line visible along the far bank under a pale sky. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of an old home movie projector. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a natural landscape in mid-20th century America, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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
123138032

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • nature
  • water
  • stream
  • landscape
  • river
  • flowing
  • rocks
  • washington DC USA
  • 1943
  • 1943 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Washington DC river
  • natural landscape 1940s
  • flowing water over rocks
  • classic American scenery
  • archival nature footage
  • retro home movie
  • historic river scene
  • 1940s Americana
  • old film footage
  • documentary nature clip
  • nostalgic 1940s
  • Super 8 film
  • river rapids
  • rocky riverbed
  • vintage American landscape
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical footage
  • editorial nature clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s Washington, DC 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary cutaways of natural water movement, river terrain, or mid-century travel scenery.

Still Frames From This Clip

Rushing whitewater flows through dark rocks with a distant tree line under a pale sky.

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