Washington DC-1975: Red And Purple Tulips Blooming On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Red And Purple Tulips Blooming On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures vibrant red and purple tulips blooming in a sun-drenched garden. The footage features close-up views of colorful flowers with lush green foliage, interspersed with bright yellow blossoms. The final frame transitions to a distinctive blue-tinted view of the Washington Monument at dusk, confirming the location. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color shifts, and the characteristic vignette of Super 8 home movies, evoking a nostalgic 1970s atmosphere. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123206124

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 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, District Of Columbia, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Washington, DC travel, spring garden, and home-movie memory sequences needing brief floral cutaways with an establishing monument view.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, handheld close framing, rounded frame edges, and 1975 metadata support a mid-1970s visitor-shot home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects an amateur traveler lingering on blooming tulips before turning to a distant landmark view, valuing personal observation over staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red and purple tulips, green leaves, soil beds, small yellow flowers, dark frame borders, water, boats, buildings, and the Washington Monument.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated reds and purples, slight blur, exposure shifts, blue color cast in the final view, and handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a spring insert, travel-memory cutaway, garden detail, or transition from floral close-ups to a Washington, DC establishing beat.
Historical context: The material visually connects a private 1970s garden or public planting scene with a distant Washington Monument view, without showing identifiable people or events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and any property or landmark use should still be reviewed by the buyer.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1975 8mm Washington DC home movie, red purple tulips, spring flowers, vintage garden footage, and Washington Monument travel view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Washington, DC material, then broader 1970s spring flower or tourist home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 8mm home-movie view of red and purple tulips in bright sun, framed close to the garden bed with visible film borders. — Close view of red and purple tulips blooming among green foliage and small yellow blossoms.

Close 8mm frame of a dark purple tulip in a sunlit planting bed, with soft focus and strong home-movie color saturation. — A dark purple tulip stands in bright sunlight above broad leaves and garden soil.

1970s 8mm close-up of a purple tulip among green foliage and small yellow flowers, with visible grain and dark frame edge. — Handheld close-up of a purple tulip surrounded by leaves, soil, and small yellow blooms.

Blue-tinted 1975 8mm view across water toward the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, with buildings and small boats visible. — Distant Washington Monument view across the water, tinted blue by the film exposure and color shift.

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