Washington DC-1945: Squirrel Roaming The Park Near A Tree In The Open Grass

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Squirrel Roaming The Park Near A Tree In The Open Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1945, this vintage home movie captures a squirrel roaming across a sun-drenched grassy park in Washington DC. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows the small animal moving across the open lawn near a tree, with a sidewalk visible in the background. The image is grainy and slightly blurred, characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the era, with natural green tones and soft focus. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of urban wildlife and everyday life in mid-20th century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127466842

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: 1945 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 1940s editorial or documentary requests needing a brief Washington DC park wildlife cutaway from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frame shows open grass, a sidewalk, and mature trees, with no distinct landmark or signage to further identify the Washington DC setting.
Home-movie behavior: The view appears casually filmed from behind a window or frame, giving the squirrel scene an unstaged home-movie observation quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a squirrel on green grass, dark vertical window framing, a pale sidewalk, tree trunks, lawn texture, and soft park background.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, muted green color, and dark frame edges that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, quiet transition, or everyday-life cutaway within a mid-century urban park sequence.
Historical context: The clip provides a small-scale view of urban park life, emphasizing ordinary outdoor space rather than a named civic landmark or event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any location/property permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Washington DC park squirrel, 8mm home movie urban wildlife, and vintage grass lawn animal cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel park or outdoor shots, then 1945 Washington DC material, then broader vintage squirrel, wildlife, or green lawn cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1945 Washington DC home-movie footage, a squirrel appears on open grass with a sidewalk and trees in the background. — Squirrel on a grassy park lawn seen through dark vertical framing.

A squirrel is visible on a soft-focused Washington DC park lawn, with a pale sidewalk and tree trunks beyond the grass. — Squirrel moving across open grass with a sidewalk in the distance.

The squirrel appears low on the green lawn in a 1945 Washington DC park view, framed by dark edges from the filming position. — Squirrel paused low in the grass, filmed through a dark foreground frame.

A squirrel stands upright on the Washington DC park lawn, seen through dark window-like framing in soft 8mm color footage. — Squirrel upright in the grass near the end of the brief park shot.

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