Washington DC-1975: Jefferson Memorial at Dusk with Blue Tinted Film

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

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Jefferson Memorial at Dusk with Blue Tinted Film — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures the Jefferson Memorial at dusk, bathed in an intense blue filter that gives the scene a surreal, dreamlike quality. The camera pans across the Tidal Basin, revealing the memorial's iconic dome and surrounding trees against a deep indigo sky. In the final frame, a few people stroll along a path near the monument, with a classic car visible in the background, offering a glimpse of everyday life in Washington DC during the mid-1970s. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight instability, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 123206803

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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 archive requests needing a short home-movie view of the Jefferson Memorial and Tidal Basin for documentary or educational context.
Period detail: The distant monument, waterfront setting, visitor path, and visible automobile may show mid-1970s tourist activity around the Jefferson Memorial.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with slow views across the basin and an unstaged glimpse of people walking near the memorial.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Jefferson Memorial dome, Tidal Basin water, shoreline trees, a paved path, pedestrians, and a parked or passing car.
Film character: The scan shows strong blue color cast, soft focus, grain, gate edges, and slight handheld instability consistent with small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, contemplative transition, or memory beat for Washington travel or 1970s civic-location sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows the memorial area as a public visitor landscape rather than a staged event or formal ceremony.
Research note: Visible people are distant and not individually identifiable here, but likeness and location-use review may still be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 8mm Washington DC home movie, Jefferson Memorial Tidal Basin footage, blue-tinted archive film, and 1970s tourist views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1975 Washington DC material, then broader 1970s landmark and travel-home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Washington DC home-movie frame with the Jefferson Memorial seen across the Tidal Basin under a deep blue cast. — The Jefferson Memorial appears across the water in a strongly blue-tinted frame.

Blue-tinted 1975 Washington DC frame looking across the Tidal Basin toward a low shoreline with trees in the distance. — The camera looks across the Tidal Basin toward a low, tree-lined shore.

1975 Washington DC home-movie frame showing the Tidal Basin and a distant tree-lined shore under a heavy blue color cast. — Water fills the foreground with a distant shoreline and trees beyond it.

1975 Washington DC home-movie frame with visitors on a path near the Jefferson Memorial, trees, and an automobile in the background. — Visitors walk along a path near the Jefferson Memorial with a car visible nearby.

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