Washington DC-1961: War Memorial Monument With Flag Raising Sculpture

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

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War Memorial Monument With Flag Raising Sculpture — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic view of a war memorial monument in Washington DC. The footage shows a sculptural group of soldiers raising a flag, viewed through a window frame with a construction crane visible in the background. The grainy, color-bleached film stock and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. A few people walk near the monument's base, adding scale and context to the historic landmark. This authentic 1960s home movie offers a rare glimpse of mid-century Americana and public art.

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: 127412983

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a Washington, DC war memorial with a flag-raising sculpture.
Period detail: The 1961 home-movie view shows mid-century color 8mm texture, a public monument setting, background brick buildings, and a construction crane near the sculpture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor filming from behind a dark window or frame, holding briefly on the monument while small visitors move near its base.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bronze-like soldier sculpture, flagpole, broad pedestal, steps, dark window dividers, construction crane, brick buildings, sky, and small visitors.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate shadows, and slight handheld framing give the shot the tactile character of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short landmark insert, patriotic-memory cutaway, travel transition, or archival beat between broader Washington, DC sequences.
Historical context: The footage places a war memorial sculpture within an active urban setting, with visitors and nearby construction suggesting a public landmark seen during everyday sightseeing.
Research note: People appear small and not clearly identifiable, but likeness, monument/public-art, location, and copyright clearance should be reviewed separately for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm Washington DC war memorial, flag raising sculpture home movie, vintage monument footage, and mid-century public landmark film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Washington, DC landmarks, then with memorials, public sculpture, patriotic travel, or mid-century tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Washington, DC 8mm frame showing a flag-raising war memorial sculpture, pedestal, steps, crane, and brick buildings behind dark window bars. — Flag-raising memorial sculpture viewed from a partially obstructed visitor perspective.

1961 Washington, DC frame with the war memorial sculpture cropped high, broad pedestal and steps visible, and small visitors standing near the base. — Visitors provide scale beside the monument pedestal and steps.

Close 1961 8mm view of the flag-raising soldier sculpture in Washington, DC, with a tall construction crane and pale sky in the background. — Closer view of the sculpted soldiers and raised flagpole.

1961 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing the flag-raising war memorial sculpture in soft focus with crane towers and dark film-edge framing. — The monument's soldier figures fill the final frame beside visible crane structures.

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