Washington DC-1964: Eternal Flame At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier With Wreath

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

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Eternal Flame At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier With Wreath — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a solemn memorial scene at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington DC. A bright eternal flame burns steadily in front of a large wreath, framed by a white picket fence and green shrubbery. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the iconic memorial under daylight, with a few indistinct figures in the background. The clip offers a nostalgic, archival glimpse of a national landmark during a moment of quiet remembrance.

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: 125500734

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

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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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington, DC home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational edits needing a brief memorial-landmark cutaway with an eternal flame and wreath.
Period detail: The 8mm color, white fence, wreath display, and distant monument view support a mid-1960s visitor-recorded Washington memorial setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on the flame and wreath before shifting to a broader landmark view from an elevated overlook.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an eternal flame, large wreath, white picket fence, green shrubs, paved or worn ground, dark film edges, and a distant Washington memorial vista.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, color fading, exposure fluctuation, and contact-sheet frame edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a solemn insert, memory beat, or transition from close memorial detail to wider Washington, DC geography.
Historical context: The imagery reflects public memorial tourism and remembrance culture in Washington, DC without enough visual detail to identify any specific ceremony.
Research note: No identifiable people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still verify copyright status and landmark or property concerns for final use.
Research search match: Searches for 1964 Washington DC 8mm memorial footage, eternal flame wreath home movie, and vintage national landmark visitor film may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1964 Washington, DC landmarks, and then with memorial, remembrance, or national monument themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing an eternal flame, large wreath, white fence, and greenery at a memorial site. — Eternal flame and wreath framed by a low white fence and shrubs.

1964 Washington, DC visitor-film view of a bright eternal flame near a wreath and white fence, with soft focus and heavy grain. — The flame remains visible near the wreath and fence in a grainy memorial view.

1964 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a memorial wreath, white fence, shrubs, and a small eternal flame in daylight. — Wreath and flame seen from a visitor's angle through soft 8mm color.

1964 Washington, DC 8mm frame looking over trees, roads, water, and a distant monument area from an elevated viewpoint. — A wider Washington, DC landmark view follows the memorial close-ups.

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