Washington DC-1960: Two Guards Marching in Formal Ceremony

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

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Two Guards Marching in Formal Ceremony — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: Two soldiers in dark blue uniforms with white gloves and peaked caps march in precise formation along a paved pathway. One soldier carries a rifle with a fixed bayonet, while the other walks at attention. They move past a stone balustrade with bare trees and evergreens in the background, suggesting a cool season. The footage, shot on 8mm film, displays characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a formal military ceremony with a nostalgic, archival quality.

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: 127705170

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

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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 archive requests needing formal military guard ceremony footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial inserts.
Period detail: Dark dress uniforms, white gloves, peaked caps, a rifle with bayonet, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a circa-1960 ceremonial guard scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, watching uniformed guards pass along a public walkway rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two marching guards, dark uniforms, white gloves, peaked caps, a rifle and bayonet, a paved path, stone balustrade, bare trees, and evergreens.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, and motion blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or establishing detail for Washington ceremony, military ritual, or mid-century civic memory sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows formal uniformed movement in a public ceremonial setting, with winter or early-spring trees reinforcing a solemn civic atmosphere.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, uniform, location, and editorial context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 Washington DC 8mm military guards marching, ceremonial soldiers home movie, formal guard with bayonet, and vintage parade footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Washington, DC 1960 clips, then broader 1960s military ceremony, parade, and public civic footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two guards in dark dress uniforms and white gloves appear on a Washington, DC walkway in circa-1960 8mm footage. — Uniformed guards are seen near a stone balustrade before moving along the path.

Two formal guards march past a stone railing in Washington, DC, with one holding a rifle with bayonet. — The guards march in step along the walkway, one carrying a rifle with bayonet.

A closer 8mm frame shows two Washington, DC ceremonial guards marching in dark uniforms and white gloves. — The marching guards pass the camera at closer range against a stone balustrade and trees.

Two ceremonial guards continue past the camera in Washington, DC, with one carrying a rifle in circa-1960 footage. — The guards continue their measured march along the path, framed by trees and a stone railing.

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