Baltimore Maryland-1961: In Broad Daylight The White House Is Visualized With

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Baltimore Maryland

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In Broad Daylight The White House Is Visualized With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures the White House in Washington, D.C. under bright daylight. The iconic neoclassical building stands prominently with its grand columns and American flag flying atop. A fountain sprays water in the foreground across the South Lawn, framed by lush green grass and mature trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly shaky, handheld perspective typical of amateur home movies from the era. The dark, irregular frame border suggests viewing through a projector or film gate. This archival clip evokes mid-20th century Americana and presidential history.

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: 127475098

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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: Baltimore, Maryland, 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 editorial productions needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of the White House and South Lawn in broad daylight.
Period detail: The American flag, formal lawn, fountains, and neoclassical facade may show a mid-century tourist view of the White House grounds.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor filming a famous landmark from a public vantage point rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the White House facade, columns, American flag, fountains, green lawn, trees, and dark film-gate borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, mild color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with amateur home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Washington landmark insert, historical transition, establishing cutaway, or brief memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The view places a major U.S. civic landmark within a calm daylight tourist perspective without showing crowds, officials, or an identifiable event.
Research note: No people or brands are visible, but White House identification, public-landmark depiction, copyright status, and property-use context should be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm White House footage, vintage Washington D.C. home movie, South Lawn fountain, and 1960s presidential landmark cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Washington or White House material, then broader 1960s U.S. landmark footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm view of the White House across the South Lawn, with fountains, flag, trees, and dark film-gate edges. — White House facade and lawn fountains viewed from a visitor perspective.

1961 visitor-shot 8mm frame of the White House, flag, lawn, fountain spray, and heavy tree shadows at the edge. — The White House appears beyond the South Lawn with fountain spray in front.

1961 8mm frame showing the White House, lawn fountains, flagpole, and a dark gate-like border from the film frame. — Dark film border frames the White House and fountains across the lawn.

1961 8mm view of the White House centered behind South Lawn fountains, with trees, flag, and soft home-movie color. — Multiple lawn fountains spray in front of the White House facade.

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