Washington DC-1975: Garden with Fountain and Rows of Tulips

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 Washington DC

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Garden with Fountain and Rows of Tulips — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched garden scene in Washington DC. Lush rows of vibrant red and deep purple tulips bloom in neat beds, with a central fountain spraying water into a pond. A few visitors stroll through the flower garden, dressed in period-appropriate casual wear. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, rich saturated colors, and a slightly soft focus, evoking a nostalgic 1970s Americana atmosphere. The scene is framed by dense green trees, creating a peaceful, picturesque moment of urban nature.

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: 123205986

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, DC, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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: 1970s Washington DC home-movie garden footage for documentary inserts, travel sequences, urban nature cutaways, or archival memory beats.
Period detail: The clip may show 1970s visitor clothing and saturated amateur 8mm color, with tulip beds and a fountain in a public Washington DC garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on flowers, water, and passersby rather than staged action or formal landmark coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tulip beds, a fountain spray, a pond edge, dense trees, garden paths, distant visitors, and soft home-movie framing.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated magenta and green color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a spring garden insert, a quiet transition, a Washington DC travel cutaway, or a nostalgic outdoor memory beat.
Historical context: The scene reflects a casual mid-1970s tourist or family visit to landscaped public gardens in Washington DC without documenting a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location access, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1975 Washington DC 8mm tulip garden, vintage fountain home movie, and 1970s public garden visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Washington DC footage, then broader 1970s flower garden or fountain scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Washington DC home-movie frame showing a fountain, pond, tulip beds, trees, and distant garden visitors. — A fountain rises from a pond near rows of tulips, with visitors standing at the far left.

Close 1975 Washington DC garden view of purple tulips, green stems, and a shaded tree background on 8mm film. — Purple tulips fill the foreground against a dark line of trees.

1975 Washington DC 8mm frame of a broad tulip bed with purple blooms, leafy trees, and a strip of blue sky. — A broad bed of tulips stretches across the frame beneath leafy trees.

1975 Washington DC garden frame with tulips in the foreground and a distant visitor near shrubs and trees. — A visitor stands beyond the tulips near a path or planted border.

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