Washington DC-1964: Military Officer Salutes in Park

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

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Military Officer Salutes in Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a military officer in formal uniform standing at attention in a park-like setting in Washington DC. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the officer saluting, with trees and a paved path visible in the background. Another person in civilian clothes appears briefly in the distance. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with the characteristic blue and purple color shifts of 1960s home movie film. This clip offers authentic historical footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125500752

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington DC home-movie footage for editorial sequences needing a brief military presence in a public park setting.
Period detail: The formal uniform, bright paved walks, clipped planting beds, and faded 8mm color may show a mid-1960s public-grounds visit in Washington DC.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor distance, catching a saluting officer and nearby pedestrians without staged performance or formal coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed officer, a salute, paved walkways, trees, garden beds, flowering shrubs, railings, and distant pedestrians.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight frame-edge darkness from a physical home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Washington travel, military ceremony, or public-park atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage places uniformed military presence within a civilian public landscape, with visitors and planted grounds visible around the action.
Research note: People and a uniformed service member are visible, so likeness, editorial context, and any institutional identification should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1964 Washington DC 8mm military officer salute, vintage home movie park walkway, and 1960s public grounds footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Washington travel shots, then other 1964 Washington DC clips, then broader 1960s military or public-park material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Washington DC home-movie frame showing a uniformed officer saluting near trees and a paved public walkway. — A uniformed officer stands in salute near a shaded path and planting area.

1964 Washington DC frame with a uniformed officer and a civilian adult standing on a paved walkway, with another person in the distance. — A uniformed figure and a civilian stand on the walkway as a distant pedestrian crosses behind them.

1964 Washington DC home-movie view of flowering shrubs, a curved walkway, lawn, and railings in a park-like public garden. — The camera turns to flower beds and a pale curved walkway through the grounds.

1964 Washington DC frame showing dense shrubs, flowers, and a bright overexposed path or open area beyond the garden bed. — Dense garden plantings fill the frame with bright open ground beyond the shrubs.

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