Washington DC-1964: Lincoln Memorial And Deodar Cedar Sign

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

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Lincoln Memorial And Deodar Cedar Sign — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a high-angle view of Washington DC, showcasing the Lincoln Memorial and the reflecting pool with traffic moving along the approach. The footage features classic 1960s color grading with visible film grain and slight color fading, offering a nostalgic look at the nation's capital. A subsequent frame focuses on a green National Park Service sign identifying a Deodar Cedar planted as a sapling in 1874, highlighting the historic landscape. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about mid-century America.

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: 125500736

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: 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 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: Supports 1960s documentary or editorial requests for visitor-shot Washington DC landmarks and National Park Service landscape details on original 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The Lincoln Memorial view, mid-century traffic, 8mm color, and National Park Service Deodar Cedar sign fit the supplied 1964 Washington DC context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a tourist home-movie viewpoint, shifting from a high overlook of a national landmark to a close study of a park sign and tree trunk.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Lincoln Memorial, reflecting water, approach road traffic, trees, distant city buildings, a green Deodar Cedar sign, and a large tree trunk.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and uneven exposure give the short 8mm scan a recognizable home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Washington DC landmark insert, a travel-memory transition, or a cutaway from monuments to park landscape history.
Historical context: The footage shows how a visitor framed Washington DC civic space in the 1960s, balancing a broad memorial vista with a small National Park Service marker.
Research note: No people are visible, but the National Park Service sign text and landmark setting should be reviewed for copyright, trademark, and location-use context.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1964 Washington DC 8mm footage, Lincoln Memorial home movie, National Park Service sign, and Deodar Cedar park marker.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1964 Washington DC clips, then broader 1960s US landmark and park-visitor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington DC home-movie frame looking toward the Lincoln Memorial across water and tree-lined roads with traffic below. — High overlook toward the Lincoln Memorial and surrounding roads.

1964 Washington DC 8mm frame showing the Lincoln Memorial from above with water, tree cover, roadway traffic, and city buildings beyond. — Visitor-shot view of the Lincoln Memorial area from an elevated position.

Close 1964 Washington DC park frame of a green National Park Service Deodar Cedar sign beside a large tree trunk. — National Park Service sign identifying a Deodar Cedar planted as a sapling in 1874.

Close 8mm frame of the National Park Service Deodar Cedar sign beside a tree trunk in Washington DC parkland. — Deodar Cedar marker beside the tree trunk in a National Park Service landscape setting.

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