Washington DC USA-1952: Group Singing in Garden

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

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Group Singing in Garden — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a group of formally dressed individuals in a lush garden setting in Washington DC. Men in suits and women in elegant dresses stand together, smiling and appearing to sing or celebrate. The footage shows natural movement and slight camera shake, with dappled sunlight filtering through trees and casting shadows. The scene transitions from the group to a view through dense foliage, suggesting a peaceful outdoor event. The warm color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123335138

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

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: 1950s Washington DC home-movie footage for productions needing a brief formal garden gathering or social-event memory beat.
Period detail: Formal suits, dresses, lapel pins, and 1950s color 8mm texture support a mid-century outdoor social scene, with the exact occasion not identified in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes adults standing close together outdoors, smiling and shifting as if being filmed during a personal gathering rather than a staged production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include formally dressed adults, shaded trees, dappled sunlight, garden greenery, a dark tree trunk, and a distant pale building glimpsed through foliage.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, strong shadow contrast, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of color home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert for mid-century social life, a transition from people to garden surroundings, or a memory beat in a personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests an outdoor formal gathering in Washington DC in 1952, but the participants and purpose of the event are not identified.
Research note: Visible adult faces require likeness and identity review, while copyright clearance and any location or property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1952 Washington DC garden gathering, 8mm home movie formal group, mid-century adults outdoors, and vintage social event footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1952 Washington DC outdoor scenes, then with formal garden gatherings or mid-century social events.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 Washington DC home-movie footage, adults in suits and dresses stand together in a shaded garden setting. — Adults in formal clothing gather under trees in dappled sunlight.

Adults in mid-century formal clothing stand in a Washington DC garden, partly obscured by shade and soft focus. — The group remains posed outdoors, with trees and deep shade behind them.

A woman and two men in formal dress stand in a shaded garden scene from 1952 Washington DC home-movie footage. — Three adults are framed closer against trees and dense greenery.

The camera turns from the group to trees and dense foliage, with a pale structure faintly visible beyond the garden. — Dense foliage fills the frame with a distant pale building partly visible.

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