Washington DC-1975: Obelisk Stands Tall Above A Quiet Pier

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

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Obelisk Stands Tall Above A Quiet Pier — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures the Washington Monument standing tall against a deep purple sky. The camera pans across the Potomac River, revealing a quiet pier and tree-lined shore. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and film scratches, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a serene day in Washington DC. The iconic obelisk dominates the skyline, with the water and distant parkland creating a peaceful, timeless scene. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects exploring American history and mid-20th century life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123206221

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

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 footage for documentary inserts, location context, or archival transitions around national landmarks and visitor travel.
Period detail: The clip shows the Washington Monument across water, with 1975 date support from metadata and no visible vehicles, fashion, or signage to further narrow the period.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot perspective from across the Potomac, holding and panning on the monument, shoreline, pier, and open water rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Washington Monument, Potomac River, tree-lined shore, low pier or bridge structures, distant buildings, blue-purple sky, and dark film borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, color shift toward purple-blue, gate edges, and light scratches.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, reflective cutaway, or memory beat for Washington travel, national monument context, or 1970s home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The view places a major Washington landmark within a quiet waterfront scene, emphasizing public space and tourist observation without showing crowds or street-level activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or obvious private property are visible, but users should still review landmark, copyright, and production-specific clearance needs separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1975 Washington DC 8mm, Washington Monument across Potomac, vintage home movie landmark, and 1970s national mall travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1975 Washington DC views, then broader 1970s home-movie landmarks and waterfront travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Washington DC home-movie frame showing the Washington Monument across the Potomac with trees, shoreline, and dark 8mm frame edges. — Washington Monument seen from across the Potomac River.

Washington DC waterfront view across the Potomac, with a low pier or bridge, trees, distant buildings, and part of the Washington Monument at frame edge. — Shoreline and pier structures with the monument partly cropped at right.

1975 visitor-shot frame across the Potomac, showing open water, a low waterfront structure, trees, and distant buildings under a blue-purple sky. — Quiet Potomac waterfront and tree-lined shore.

Washington DC home-movie frame with the Potomac in the foreground, a low pier or bridge, tree line, and distant buildings softened by 8mm color shift. — Distant shoreline and waterfront structure across the river.

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