Washington DC-1975: A Small Toy Plane Thrown In Front Of A Crowd Near The Lincoln Memorial

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

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A Small Toy Plane Thrown In Front Of A Crowd Near The... — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1975 captures a small toy airplane being thrown into the air in front of a crowd. The footage, shot in black and white, shows the plane tumbling against a dark sky before landing. The final frames reveal the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, viewed through the perforated edges of the film strip, with people walking in the foreground. The clip exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including grain, dust, and scratches, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a family outing.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 123208190

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

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Washington DC travel, visitor-made landmark footage, and playful home-movie inserts near the Lincoln Memorial.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white 8mm footage with visitors, open memorial grounds, and the Lincoln Memorial identified by metadata as Washington DC in 1975.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a casual visitor perspective as people watch or walk while a small toy airplane is tossed into view near a major landmark.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a toy airplane, silhouetted visitors, open sky, lawn or plaza, the Lincoln Memorial, film perforations, dust, scratches, and frame edges.
Film character: Heavy grain, soft focus, dark exposure, gate edges, dust, and scratches give the 8mm scan a tactile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, travel cutaway, transition, or playful insert within a Washington DC or family-outing sequence.
Historical context: The footage situates informal recreation and sightseeing around the Lincoln Memorial without making claims beyond the visible crowd and landmark setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately before publication or commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 8mm Washington DC home movie, Lincoln Memorial visitors, toy plane thrown, vintage travel footage, and home-movie landmark cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1975 Washington DC or Lincoln Memorial footage, then with visitor recreation or toy-airplane scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 8mm frame from Washington DC showing mostly dark tonal field, film scratches, and soft home-movie texture before the action resolves. — Scratched 8mm frame with little visible subject detail.

Visitors near the Lincoln Memorial area in Washington DC watch as a small toy airplane appears above the group in grainy 1975 8mm footage. — Visitors gather as a toy airplane is tossed into the air.

A small toy airplane tumbles through the frame against a flat, grainy background in the 1975 8mm home-movie clip. — Toy airplane mid-flight in a soft, grainy frame.

The Lincoln Memorial appears in the distance in Washington DC, with visitors walking in the foreground and bright film perforations crossing the 8mm frame. — Lincoln Memorial and visitors framed by visible film perforations.

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