Washington DC USA-1952: A Group Of People Riding In An Old Antique Car

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

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A Group Of People Riding In An Old Antique Car — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a classic dark blue sedan parked on a tree-lined suburban street in Washington DC. The car, a well-maintained American model from the early 1950s, features chrome detailing and whitewall tires. Inside, a group of people, including men and women, are visible through the windows, smiling and interacting as they prepare for a ride. The footage, with its characteristic film grain and soft color palette, evokes a sense of mid-century Americana and family life. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorExterior
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: 123335224

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: Yes
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s Washington, DC home-movie requests needing mid-century automobile and family or social travel footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The rounded sedan bodies, chrome trim, whitewall tires, and soft color 8mm look point to early-1950s American suburban street life.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as passengers sit close to the open car windows while the camera records the car from the curb or driveway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two dark sedans, chrome bumpers, whitewall tires, tree shade, grass lawns, a paved street, and passengers seen through side windows.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing around a contact-sheet scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century car travel, family visits, or neighborhood arrival scenes.
Historical context: The scene shows private social mobility in a leafy residential setting, with automobiles and passengers presented as everyday family or group activity.
Research note: People and possible vehicle identifiers are visible, so likeness, privacy, trademark, and plate visibility should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1952 8mm Washington DC car ride, 1950s family sedan, vintage home movie automobile, and mid-century suburban street footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington, DC 1952 material, then with 1950s automobile, family travel, or suburban street themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a dark mid-century sedan on a shaded residential street with lawns and trees. — A dark sedan appears on a leafy residential street in the opening frame.

Side view of a dark blue mid-century sedan in Washington, DC, with at least one passenger visible through the open window. — Passengers are seen through the side windows of the dark sedan.

A passenger looks out from the side window as the sedan fills the frame.

Final 1952 Washington, DC frame with two passengers visible through the sedan windows, surrounded by trees and lawn. — Two passengers are visible through the windows in the closing frame.

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