Washington DC USA-1952: People Walking On The White House Grounds

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Walking On The White House Grounds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a view of the White House in Washington DC. Visitors stroll along a paved pathway through the South Lawn, with the iconic neoclassical building framed by lush green trees. A large equestrian statue stands prominently on the grounds, and the footage exhibits the characteristic grain, color shift, and soft focus of mid-century amateur film. The scene evokes a sense of historical Americana and everyday life near the nation's capital.

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: 123334615

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 1570 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: dr. mc petersen
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: florida,washington dc,canada
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves 1950s Washington DC documentary sequences and Cold War-era Americana montages needing a civilian visitor perspective at an iconic federal landmark.
Period detail: Metadata dates the shot to 1952; blue dye-shift on the 8mm stock, clothing silhouettes of walking visitors, and what appear to be mid-century parked vehicles near the building are consistent with early-1950s Washington DC.
Home-movie behavior: A tourist or visitor shot this as a personal keepsake of a Washington DC trip, holding the camera steady while pedestrians moved past — an unstaged civilian view of a landmark typically seen only in official photography.
What appears in frame: White House neoclassical facade and columns, large equestrian statue on stone pedestal, manicured garden beds, paved walkway, walking visitors, lush deciduous trees, parked vehicles near perimeter, overcast sky.
Film character: The 8mm stock exhibits a pronounced blue dye-shift from aging, visible grain structure, soft focus across distance, and light vignetting at frame edges — characteristic of mid-century amateur colour film.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing insert or historical cutaway in documentaries covering 1950s American civic life, presidential history, or Washington DC period sequences.
Historical context: Public visitor access to White House grounds was more permissive in the early 1950s; the equestrian statue's precise identity should be confirmed against historical ground maps before use in educational contexts.
Research note: Public government landmark; visible individuals appear at distance without identifiable faces, but likeness assessment is advised before broadcast use; no private property or commercial logo concerns are apparent.
Research search match: Researchers may search for '1950s Washington DC home movie,' 'vintage White House grounds footage,' 'Eisenhower era visitor tourism,' or '8mm government landmark 1952.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same tourist reel; then with 1950s Washington DC landmark footage; then with mid-century American civic tourism or public grounds sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm home-movie frame showing visitors on a path near the White House, Washington DC, with an equestrian statue pedestal and formal garden beds. — Visitors on the White House grounds path, Washington DC, 1952.

1952 8mm frame: White House and equestrian statue pedestal, Washington DC, walking visitors in the foreground with trees and lawn. — White House and equestrian statue from the grounds, Washington DC, 1952.

1952 8mm frame: wider shot of the White House with equestrian statue in the foreground, Washington DC, overcast sky and manicured lawn visible. — White House grounds with equestrian statue, wider angle, Washington DC, 1952.

Final 1952 8mm frame showing the White House, equestrian statue, and surrounding grounds, Washington DC. — White House and equestrian statue from the grounds, final frame, Washington DC, 1952.

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