Washington DC-1962: Woman Approaching Car in Rain

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Woman Approaching Car in Rain — Clip Details

A woman in a light-colored suit and hat walks toward a vintage 1960s car on a rainy day in Washington DC, 1962. She opens the rear passenger door and appears to be entering the vehicle, holding a red purse. The scene shifts to show her and another person walking away on a wet street, with classic American cars parked nearby and a grassy hill in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain, soft focus, and authentic color tones of the era, capturing a candid moment of daily life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125292985

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 2540 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: washington dc, jamestown
Date: 1962 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, DC, 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: Useful 1962 Washington, DC home-movie footage for productions needing everyday urban arrival, street, car, or rainy-day period atmosphere.
Period detail: Visible period clues include early-1960s cars, formal coats and hats, wet pavement, and a grassy public-looking roadside setting in Washington, DC per clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged arrival and walk-away moment, with people moving naturally between a parked car and a wet street.
What appears in frame: The frames show a woman in a light suit, an open rear car door, a red purse, wet pavement, parked classic cars, pedestrians, and a grassy hill.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, slight exposure variation, and muted color that supports an authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for travel, family outings, rainy city streets, or early-1960s everyday life.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for mid-century public street life, showing dressed pedestrians, car travel, and wet outdoor conditions without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright/licensing should be assessed separately from personal or property rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Washington DC 8mm home movie, rainy street arrival, woman with vintage car, early 1960s pedestrians, and classic cars in wet weather.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Washington, DC 1962 street footage, then with rainy-day car, pedestrian, or family travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Washington, DC, 1962, a woman in a light suit and hat walks toward an open rear door of a parked early-1960s car. — A woman approaches the open rear door of a parked car on a rainy day.

A woman in a light-colored outfit stands beside the open rear passenger door of a two-tone car in 1962 Washington, DC footage. — The woman reaches the open rear passenger door of the car.

Two adults walk away on wet pavement in Washington, DC, with parked classic cars, distant pedestrians, and a grassy hill in view. — Two people walk away from the cars across reflective wet pavement.

Adults and a child walk away along a wet Washington, DC street in 1962, with classic cars, distant pedestrians, and a grassy slope visible. — A small group walks away on the wet street as other pedestrians move in the distance.

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