Washington DC-1962: The First Day Of School

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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The First Day Of School — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures the exterior of a stately brick school building in Washington DC. The footage shows people ascending the steps and walking near the entrance, suggesting the first day of school. The building features ornate arched windows and classical architectural details, with a sign identifying it as a school. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American school day.

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: 125293016

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 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, 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: Useful for 1960s Washington, DC education sequences needing an exterior school arrival cutaway from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The brick facade, arched stone entry, posted school sign, and mid-century color 8mm look support the 1962 school-day setting in the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from outside as people move near the steps and entrance, giving the clip an unstaged first-day arrival perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red brick school facade, ornate arched doorway, tall windows, exterior steps, shrubbery, a posted sign, and people near the entrance.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, exposure variation, and blue-magenta color shifts characteristic of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, school-day transition, memory beat, or exterior cutaway for education and Washington, DC archival stories.
Historical context: The footage shows a formal urban school exterior and people arriving, offering visual context for everyday public education settings in the early 1960s.
Research note: People and a readable school sign appear visible, so likeness, location identification, and sign text should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Washington DC school exterior, first day of school home movie, 8mm school building footage, and 1960s education arrival scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Washington, DC school exteriors, then broader 1960s education and school-arrival footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a brick school exterior with an ornate arched entry and people near the steps. — People gather near the steps of a brick school building with an arched stone entrance.

Washington, DC school exterior in 1962, framed on the brick facade, upper windows, and pale arched doorway. — The camera frames the upper portion of the school entrance and surrounding brick facade.

Wider 8mm view of the Washington, DC school entrance, with shrubbery below the facade and people near the right side. — A wider exterior view shows the school entrance, windows, shrubs, and people near the doorway.

Close 1962 Washington, DC frame of a school sign mounted near a window on the brick exterior, with shrubs in front. — A posted sign on the school exterior is visible beside a tall window and shrubbery.

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