Washington DC-1964: Man In White Shirt Walking Down Steps Of US Capitol

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man In White Shirt Walking Down Steps Of US Capitol — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark pants walks down the grand stone steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC, captured on 8mm film in 1964. He carries a small object in one hand and wears glasses, his figure framed by the building's classical architecture. The footage shows natural movement and a slight camera wobble, with the Capitol dome visible in the final frame under a clear blue sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a nostalgic mid-century American moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125500710

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1960s documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot Washington, DC footage showing a man on U.S. Capitol steps and a brief Capitol dome view.
Period detail: The clothing, eyeglasses, color 8mm texture, and metadata-supported 1964 date place the scene in a mid-1960s public civic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the informal visitor perspective, with a man walking naturally down the steps while the handheld camera follows without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white shirt, dark trousers, eyeglasses, stone Capitol steps, ornate railings, classical facade details, and the Capitol dome.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short Washington, DC insert, civic-location cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition from a person to the Capitol dome.
Historical context: The footage shows public sightseeing or personal travel around a major U.S. government landmark without proving any specific political event.
Research note: A visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright, public-landmark depiction, and any location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 Washington DC home movie, 8mm U.S. Capitol steps, man walking at Capitol, and 1960s American government landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington, DC material, then broader 1960s U.S. civic landmark or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1964 Washington, DC, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks down the U.S. Capitol steps, holding a small object. — Man walking down the Capitol steps with railings and facade behind him.

The man continues down the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington, DC, with the handheld 8mm camera keeping him centered. — Visitor-like shot of a man descending the Capitol steps.

Profile view of the man near the Capitol stair railing.

The U.S. Capitol dome appears in a distant 1964 Washington, DC view, with trees, a statue, and blue sky in the frame. — Distant view of the U.S. Capitol dome under clear sky.

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