Washington DC-1960: Soldiers Performing Ceremonial Guard Change

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Soldiers Performing Ceremonial Guard Change — Clip Details

Washington DC-1960: Two soldiers in formal military uniforms stand at attention in a park-like setting, likely during a ceremonial guard change. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows them in full dress uniform with hats and white gloves, standing near a stone balustrade with bare trees in the background. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with natural lighting and slight film grain, capturing a moment of solemn military tradition in the nation's capital.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127705144

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Washington, DC home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing a brief ceremonial military guard-change cutaway.
Period detail: The dress uniforms, peaked caps, white gloves, stone balustrade and leafless formal grounds may show a mid-century military ceremonial setting in Washington, DC.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, observing uniformed guards from a distance through trees rather than staging the ceremony for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two uniformed military figures, white gloves, peaked caps, a rifle or ceremonial weapon, paved walkways, bare trees, railings and a stone balustrade.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, cool color shift, modest grain and slight handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition or memory beat for military ceremony, national capital travel or mid-century public ritual.
Historical context: The footage visually records formal military presence in a public park-like setting without enough detail to identify the exact ceremony or site from the frames alone.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, uniform use and contextual identification should be reviewed separately from any copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 Washington DC 8mm military guards, ceremonial guard change home movie, uniformed soldiers near monument grounds and mid-century capital travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington, DC scenes, then related military ceremony or monument-grounds footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Washington, DC circa 1960, two dress-uniformed military figures stand near a stone balustrade in a leafless park setting. — Two uniformed figures stand together on a formal walkway near trees and a balustrade.

Two dress-uniformed military figures appear to confer or stand at attention on Washington, DC grounds in 1960-era footage. — Uniformed figures stand close together in a ceremonial-looking guard moment.

In a Washington, DC park-like setting, two uniformed guards stand separated near a tree and stone balustrade. — Two guards stand apart on the walkway as the ceremony continues.

Two dress-uniformed military figures stand near bare trees and a balustrade, one beside a likely ceremonial rifle. — Uniformed figures stand in place near trees and formal railings.

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