Washington DC-1960: Guard With Rifle Standing At Attention In A Park

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Guard With Rifle Standing At Attention In A Park — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: A ceremonial guard in a formal military uniform stands at attention with a rifle in a park-like setting, surrounded by onlookers in 1960s attire. The scene captures a solemn moment of tradition, with bare trees suggesting winter or early spring. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a line of visitors observing the guard, with another soldier visible in the distance. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film edge borders evoke authentic vintage home movie quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American ceremonial life.

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: 127705084

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, 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 documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot footage of a ceremonial military guard in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The formal guard uniform, civilian coats, hats, rope barrier, and bare trees support a mid-century public ceremony setting, with 1960 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the visitor area, holding on the guard and onlookers before catching the guard walking away across the open path.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed guard with rifle, bundled spectators, rope stanchions, bare park trees, paved walkways, and distant figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie viewing texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location cutaway, or reflective transition for public ceremony, tourism, or military tradition sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows civilians watching a ceremonial guard in a public park-like Washington, DC setting without identifying a specific monument or event from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and military dress and a rifle appear, so likeness, editorial context, and any location-specific permissions should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 Washington DC home movie guard, 8mm ceremonial soldier with rifle, visitors watching military tradition, and mid-century public ceremony footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington, DC visitor footage, then broader clips of ceremonial guards, public monuments, or military traditions.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1960 Washington, DC footage, a ceremonial guard with rifle stands at attention while visitors watch from behind a rope barrier. — A formal guard stands at attention beside a small crowd of bundled visitors.

A Washington, DC ceremonial guard stands with rifle in front of onlookers in coats and hats, with bare trees in the background. — The guard remains still while the crowd watches from the roped viewing area.

The 1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame shows a ceremonial guard near spectators and rope barriers beneath leafless trees. — Visitors line the walkway as the uniformed guard stands near the barrier.

A ceremonial guard in Washington, DC walks away from the camera across a paved park path, casting a long shadow. — The guard moves away from the viewing area across the open walkway.

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