Washington DC-1960: Federal Bureau Of Investigation Building

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Federal Bureau Of Investigation Building — Clip Details

Washington DC-1960: This vintage 8mm home movie footage captures the imposing stone facade of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building. The clip opens on the grand entrance, with a traffic light and pedestrians visible on the sidewalk. A woman in a light-colored dress walks past the building, adding a sense of scale and daily life. The final frames focus on the engraved 'FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION' lettering on the stone, showcasing the building's official designation. The film exhibits classic 1960s Super 8 characteristics with soft focus, color shifts, and natural grain, offering authentic archival footage 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: 127668523

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: 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 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, District Of Columbia, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Washington, DC editorial requests needing exterior federal government building atmosphere from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The stone facade, traffic signal, sidewalk clothing, and engraved FBI lettering support the supplied 1960 Washington, DC setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the entrance and lettering while pedestrians pass through the frame without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the stone building entrance, traffic light, sidewalk, pedestrians, bushes, and engraved Federal Bureau of Investigation lettering.
Film character: Soft focus, blue-purple color shift, handheld framing, gate edges, and visible grain give the short scan a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, federal-agency cutaway, Washington transition, or brief memory beat in a historical sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows everyday pedestrian movement outside an official federal building, giving scale and civic context without showing interior operations.
Research note: People and government-identifying lettering are visible, so likeness, trademark-style signage, and editorial context should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Research matches include 1960s Washington DC FBI building exterior, Federal Bureau of Investigation stone sign, and 8mm government facade footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1960 Washington, DC exteriors, then federal buildings, government signage, and civic street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a stone FBI building entrance, traffic signal, sidewalk, and pedestrians. — Pedestrians pass near the stone entrance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building.

1960 Washington, DC frame with a woman walking past the FBI building entrance and traffic signal. — A woman walks past the federal building entrance, giving scale to the facade.

Close 1960 Washington, DC home-movie view of engraved Federal Bureau of Investigation lettering on a stone wall. — The camera moves in on the engraved Federal Bureau of Investigation name in the stone facade.

Close 8mm frame of the Federal Bureau of Investigation inscription on the Washington, DC building facade. — Engraved lettering fills the frame as the clip ends on the FBI building designation.

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