Washington DC-1961: A Shot Of A Small Dam Followed By A Shot Of A Government

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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A Shot Of A Small Dam Followed By A Shot Of A Government — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a small dam with water cascading over its spillway, followed by scenes of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. The footage shows visitors walking near the monument's grand columns, with period clothing and a warm, slightly faded color palette characteristic of Super 8 film. The grainy texture and soft focus evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century American landmarks and daily life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127412760

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 travel, civic-landmark, public-works, or home-movie sequences needing brief 8mm inserts of a spillway and the Lincoln Memorial.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century visitor clothing, soft color reversal film, and the Lincoln Memorial steps and columns, with the dam location less specifically identifiable.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing public sights from a distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small spillway with rushing water, masonry walls, a pipe or rail above the dam, Lincoln Memorial columns, broad steps, and scattered visitors.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm faded color, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that support its home-movie archival character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, civic cutaway, or memory beat between Washington, DC landmarks and public spaces.
Historical context: The footage reflects ordinary tourist observation of public infrastructure and a national memorial in Washington, DC during the early 1960s.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location access, and property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 8mm Washington DC home movie, Lincoln Memorial visitors, small dam spillway, vintage public works, and 1960s travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Washington, DC material, then with related 1960s landmarks, tourism, waterworks, or civic architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm home-movie frame showing water pouring over a small spillway, with masonry sides and a rail or pipe above. — Water cascades over a small spillway in a brief public-works or park-like view.

1961 8mm frame of a small dam or spillway with foaming water, masonry edges, and a person faintly visible near the upper left. — Foaming water drops over the spillway while the handheld frame holds from above.

1961 Washington, DC home-movie view of the Lincoln Memorial steps, tall columns, and visitors seen from a distance. — Visitors sit and walk near the Lincoln Memorial steps beneath the large columns.

1961 Washington, DC frame showing the Lincoln Memorial entrance, broad steps, and distant visitors in mid-century home-movie color. — The camera holds on the Lincoln Memorial entrance as visitors gather on the steps.

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