Washington DC-1961: Marine Corps War Memorial Flag Raising Sculpture

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

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Marine Corps War Memorial Flag Raising Sculpture — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington DC. The footage shows a close-up of the bronze sculpture depicting six Marines raising the American flag, with detailed uniforms and rifles. A metal scaffolding structure is visible in the background, suggesting ongoing maintenance. The final frame reveals the memorial's inscription honoring U.S. Marines since 1775. The grainy, slightly faded color and film edge artifacts give the clip authentic archival quality, ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 127413011

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 8mm footage of the Marine Corps War Memorial helps document Washington DC landmark views for editorial, museum, education, or documentary productions.
Period detail: The bronze flag-raising sculpture, rifles, memorial base inscription, and visible scaffolding support the early-1960s Washington DC setting noted in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-shot, close-range view of the monument, moving from the sculpture's figures to the inscribed memorial base.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the bronze Marine figures, raised arms, rifle shapes, flagpole area, metal scaffolding, dark film-edge bars, inscription panel, and grass at the base.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, handheld framing, and dark gate or film-edge artifacts that preserve a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Washington DC landmark insert, military remembrance cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into material about public monuments.
Historical context: The footage shows a public memorial honoring U.S. Marines, with scaffolding suggesting maintenance or construction activity around the monument at the time filmed.
Research note: No living people are visible, but the Marine Corps emblem, memorial artwork, and federal landmark context may require review for copyright, trademark, and editorial-use limits.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1961 Washington DC 8mm Marine Corps War Memorial, Iwo Jima memorial home movie, and vintage military monument footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Washington DC landmarks, then with military memorials, public monuments, or 8mm travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Washington DC 8mm frame showing bronze Marine figures raising a flag, with metal scaffolding in the background. — Close-up of the memorial sculpture framed beside tall scaffolding.

Visitor-shot 8mm view of the Washington DC Marine Corps War Memorial, showing clustered bronze figures and scaffolding. — The sculpted figures fill the frame as scaffolding rises behind them.

1961 8mm frame of the Marine Corps War Memorial figures from below, with scaffolding lines crossing the background. — The camera lingers on the lower portion of the sculpture and surrounding scaffold structure.

Washington DC Marine Corps War Memorial base inscription visible in a 1961 8mm frame, with emblems and sculpture above. — The memorial base inscription and Marine Corps emblems appear beneath the bronze figures.

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