Washington DC-1961: View Of Green Car And Building Spire Against Blue Sky

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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View Of Green Car And Building Spire Against Blue Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched street view in Washington DC. The clip opens on a classic green car parked near a grand monument with a tall column and statue, surrounded by lush green trees and historic buildings. The camera pans slightly, revealing a prominent Gothic spire against a bright blue sky. Classic automobiles and period architecture fill the scene, evoking a sense of mid-century Americana. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127401622

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: 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: 1961 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: Useful for 1960s Washington DC documentary edits needing visitor-shot street views, period cars, civic architecture, and a Gothic spire cutaway.
Period detail: The green mid-century car, broad stone streetscape, formal buildings, and tall spire may show early-1960s urban sightseeing around Washington DC.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, moving from a street-level car and monumental architecture toward a handheld look up at a spire.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green car, stone balustrade, leafy trees, large civic buildings, a tall column or monument, a dark Gothic spire, blue sky, and streetlamps.
Film character: The 8mm color scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing consistent with home-movie travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition from street traffic to architecture, or memory beat in a Washington DC travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for mid-century sightseeing and street life in Washington DC without documenting a specific event in these frames.
Research note: People appear only incidentally and indistinctly, but likeness, site, architecture, and underlying film copyright review may still be needed for some uses.
Research search match: Search matches include 1961 Washington DC 8mm street view, green classic car near monument, Gothic spire home movie, and vintage DC architecture cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Washington DC footage, then broader 1960s city travel and landmark street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Washington DC home-movie frame with a green car, stone railings, trees, large buildings, and a dark Gothic spire beyond the street. — Green car and monumental streetscape with a distant spire in Washington DC.

Washington DC street view from 1961 showing a green car, a stone civic setting, leafy trees, and a Gothic spire rising behind nearby buildings. — Street-level view of a green car with civic architecture and spire beyond.

Handheld 1961 Washington DC view looking upward at a dark Gothic spire, blue sky, a building facade, and a curved streetlamp. — Upward-looking home-movie view of a Gothic spire against blue sky.

1961 Washington DC frame of a Gothic spire silhouetted against blue sky, with a dark building edge, streetlamp, and small flag visible below. — Silhouetted spire and streetlamp framed by the edge of a city building.

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