Washington DC-1960: Police Officer at White House, Washington DC

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Police Officer at White House, Washington DC — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage footage captures the White House in Washington DC, viewed through bare winter trees with a distinct blue color cast. The scene transitions to a smiling police officer in uniform standing in front of a building, likely near the White House grounds. The grainy, nostalgic quality and color degradation are characteristic of home movie footage from the era, offering authentic archival material for historical or documentary 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127668241

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 1213 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: washington dc,hawaii,new orleans
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Washington, DC, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington, D.C. home-movie footage for documentary or educational sequences needing an exterior White House view and a uniformed police presence near a civic landmark.
Period detail: Bare trees, 8mm color stock, formal police uniform, and the White House exterior support a circa-1960 Washington, D.C. setting without identifying a specific event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a distant landmark view through trees to an informal smiling moment with a uniformed officer facing the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the White House seen through leafless trees, lawn, iron fencing, stone building details, a uniformed police officer, cap badge, dark suit jacket, and blue-shifted film color.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, uneven exposure, gate edges, and a pronounced blue cast consistent with aged home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief Washington establishing insert, a transition from landmark exterior to security presence, or a memory beat within a civic travel montage.
Historical context: The images reflect public sightseeing around a national government landmark and the visible presence of uniformed police in a formal exterior setting.
Research note: Human review should consider the identifiable officer's likeness and police-uniform sensitivity while separately assessing copyright status and any location or property considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 8mm Washington DC White House, vintage home movie police officer, White House grounds security, and 1960s civic landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington, D.C. exteriors, and then broader themes of White House sightseeing, police presence, and American civic landmarks.

Still Frames From This Clip

White House exterior in Washington, D.C., seen through leafless trees on blue-shifted 8mm home-movie footage from circa 1960. — White House seen through winter trees.

Distant White House view framed by bare trees and lawn in Washington, D.C., on blue-toned 8mm footage from the 1960 clip. — Distant White House exterior framed by trees.

Smiling police officer in dark uniform and peaked cap stands near iron fencing and stone building details in Washington, D.C., circa 1960. — Uniformed officer smiling near fencing.

Uniformed police officer smiles toward the camera in front of iron fencing and a stone exterior, likely near the White House grounds in Washington, D.C. — Officer smiling toward the camera.

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