Washington United States-1955: Jefferson Memorial Across the Water

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Jefferson Memorial Across the Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a view of the Jefferson Memorial across a calm body of water, likely the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., though the location is listed as Dade County, Florida. The footage shows the neoclassical monument in the distance, framed by trees and water, with slight camera movement and natural film grain. The image is slightly out of focus with visible dust and scratches, characteristic of aged Super 8 footage. The final frame reveals tree branches and a distant airplane in the sky, adding a sense of place and time. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Americana, suitable for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123381239

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 1573 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1955 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, 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: Supports 1950s archival requests needing a visitor-shot waterside view of a distant national memorial for documentary, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-century tourist view of the Jefferson Memorial area, with calm water, wooded shoreline, and small boats visible in soft 8mm color.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of a visitor panning across water toward a landmark rather than a formal scenic or newsreel setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the memorial across the water, broad pale sky, tree-lined shoreline, small boats, overhanging branches, and heavy dark frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries home-movie texture through soft focus, muted color, visible grain, dust specks, scratches, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, location insert, travel memory beat, or transitional shot around Washington landmark material.
Historical context: The view places a monumental civic building within a recreational waterside landscape, with boats and trees emphasizing a public visitor setting.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but the listed Florida location conflicts with the apparent memorial view and should be verified for captioning.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s 8mm Jefferson Memorial across water, vintage Tidal Basin home movie, or mid-century Washington landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then verified same-location or same-year travel footage, then broader 1950s civic landmark or waterside tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1950s 8mm frame showing a distant Jefferson Memorial-like building across water with trees along the shoreline. — A distant neoclassical memorial sits across calm water, partly framed by dark film edges.

Wide, soft 8mm view over calm water toward a tree-lined shore, with the memorial no longer centered in frame. — The camera drifts away from the monument toward open water and a wooded shoreline.

Soft archival frame of calm water, distant trees, and small boats on a broad waterside landscape. — Small boats sit on the water in front of a dark tree-lined shore.

Final soft 8mm frame with overhanging branches, pale sky, open water, and a distant low shoreline. — Overhanging branches enter the frame above a pale waterside view.

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