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Washington DC-1960: Breeze Blows Flags As They Hang Tight On The Pole

  • Year1960
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
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Breeze Blows Flags As They Hang Tight On The Pole — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: American flags wave in a gentle breeze on tall poles, their red, white, and blue stripes fluttering against a hazy sky. The scene captures a wide view of the National Mall, with bare trees and distant buildings visible in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of home movies from the 1960s. The flags remain taut and upright, suggesting a calm day in the nation's capital. The final frames shift to a blurry, overexposed view of a domed building across water, likely the Jefferson Memorial, adding a nostalgic, archival quality to this vintage home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127668385

Rights & Clearance

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 1213 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note
1960
Reel-level location note
washington dc,hawaii,new orleans
Date
1960 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s Washington, D.C. archival insert for productions needing U.S. flags on the National Mall and a brief civic-capital atmosphere shot.

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