Washington DC-1964: White House With Fountains And Lush Lawns

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

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White House With Fountains And Lush Lawns — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the White House in Washington DC, its iconic neoclassical facade framed by lush green lawns and active fountains. The footage, exhibiting the characteristic grain and color shifts of Super 8 film, presents a nostalgic view of the presidential residence under a bright sky. The camera holds a steady, wide perspective, emphasizing the building's grandeur and the peaceful grounds, offering authentic archival footage for historical or editorial 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: 125500720

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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm footage of the White House grounds in Washington, DC for documentary inserts, city histories, government-context cutaways, or archival travel sequences.
Period detail: The neoclassical facade, formal lawn, fountains, and home-movie color palette support a mid-1960s visitor view of the White House exterior.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the landmark from the grounds rather than staging action or guided narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the White House facade, columns, windows, fountains, lawn, trees, hedges, sky, and dark film-edge framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, exposure variation, and gate-edge shadows that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, Washington transition, institutional cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s travel or civic sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually situates the White House as a public-facing landmark with manicured grounds and fountains, without showing identifiable visitors or events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, but landmark, copyright, and editorial-use considerations should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Research matches include 1964 8mm White House exterior, Washington DC home movie, White House fountains, and 1960s presidential residence footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington DC exteriors, then broader 1960s civic landmark or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm view of the White House in Washington, DC, framed by lawn, trees, fountains, and dark film-edge borders. — Wide White House exterior with fountains and lawn in the foreground.

Visitor-shot 1964 view of the White House exterior across the grounds, with fountains active and trees partly framing the building. — White House facade across the lawn with several fountains visible.

Closer 1964 8mm frame of the White House exterior in Washington, DC, showing windows, portico columns, hedges, and fountain spray. — Closer White House exterior detail with columns and a fountain at the edge of frame.

1964 home-movie frame of the White House exterior, with the portico, windows, hedges, and fountain spray softened by 8mm film grain. — White House portico and windows with fountain spray in the foreground.

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