Washington DC-1975: Soldier Unraveling Item As Woman Smiles

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

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Soldier Unraveling Item As Woman Smiles — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1975 captures a soldier in uniform standing outdoors near a body of water, adjusting or unraveling an item in his hands. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a man in a military cap and jacket with visible insignia, set against a backdrop of trees. The sequence includes a close-up of a woman's smiling face, suggesting a personal, candid moment. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, film grain, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic home movie footage is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123208265

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1975 Washington, DC 8mm clip supports archival requests for 1970s visitor-shot military-uniform scenes and candid personal travel footage.
Period detail: The uniform cap, buttoned jacket, film stock appearance, and metadata-supported 1975 date place the scene in a mid-1970s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged personal value, showing a uniformed man handling an item while a woman smiles close to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed man, peaked cap, jacket insignia, hands working with a small item, water, trees, and a close-up smiling face.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with visible grain, uneven exposure, rounded frame edges, and handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for 1970s travel, military presence, or personal-family archive sequences.
Historical context: The scene suggests a casual outdoor visit near water in Washington, DC, with a uniformed adult recorded from a personal camera perspective.
Research note: People and military uniform details are visible, so likeness, identification, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1975 Washington DC home movie, 8mm soldier by water, 1970s military uniform travel footage, and smiling woman close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1975 Washington, DC material, then with 1970s travel or military-uniform home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a uniformed man in a cap near water and trees. — A uniformed man stands outdoors near a body of water.

Uniformed man in a 1975 Washington, DC home-movie frame appears to work with an item in his hands near water. — The uniformed man looks down while handling something in his hands.

A uniformed man stands centered in soft 8mm footage, with water and trees behind him in Washington, DC. — The man in uniform is framed farther back against the water.

Close-up 1975 home-movie frame of a smiling woman near the camera, cropped tightly at the face and shoulder. — A smiling woman appears in a tight close-up near the camera.

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