Washington DC-1964: Signal Knob Overlook Elevation 2090 Sign and Scenic Mountain View

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

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Signal Knob Overlook Elevation 2090 Sign and Scenic... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1964 captures a close-up of a green sign reading 'SIGNAL KNOB OVERLOOK ELEVATION 2090' with gold lettering, set against a blue-tinted, grainy background. The footage transitions to a wide, hazy view of a mountainous landscape, likely the overlook itself, showing rolling hills, scattered trees, and a distant valley under a purple-tinged sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of a family road trip.

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: 125500775

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 travel footage suited for documentary inserts about family road trips, scenic overlooks, and mid-century visits to mountain viewpoints.
Period detail: The painted roadside overlook sign, soft color stock, and handheld framing are consistent with visitor-shot 1960s home-movie travel footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor pausing to document the overlook sign before turning attention to the broad mountain view beyond it.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the Signal Knob Overlook sign, elevation lettering, blue-purple sky, distant ridgelines, a hazy valley, trees, and rocky foreground terrain.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, saturated blue-purple color, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel insert, location-establishing cutaway, or brief memory beat between road-trip and landscape sequences.
Historical context: The scene may show mid-century recreational sightseeing at a marked mountain overlook, with emphasis on the sign and the elevated landscape view.
Research note: No people, faces, or brands are visible, but location identification, sign text, copyright status, and any property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1960s 8mm mountain overlook sign, Signal Knob Overlook home movie, vintage scenic valley view, and family road trip landscape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel footage, then other 1964 Washington DC or Signal Knob material, then related scenic overlook and mountain-road-trip clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame showing a green Signal Knob Overlook sign with gold lettering and elevation 2090 visible near the bottom. — Signal Knob Overlook sign fills the frame, with elevation lettering partly visible.

1964 8mm frame of the Signal Knob Overlook sign, tightly framed with the elevation line visible along the lower edge. — The overlook sign remains centered, with strong blue-purple film color around it.

1964 8mm frame showing a tight, slightly soft crop of the Signal Knob Overlook sign and its elevation marking. — A closer crop emphasizes the overlook name and elevation marking on the sign.

1964 8mm frame showing a blue-purple hazy mountain landscape with ridges, valley terrain, and rocky foreground from an overlook. — The view shifts from the sign to a hazy mountain valley and distant ridgelines.

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