Washington DC-1960: Changing of the Guard at Unknown Soldier Tomb

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

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Changing of the Guard at Unknown Soldier Tomb — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: This vintage 8mm home movie captures the solemn Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Soldiers in dark blue uniforms with white gloves perform precise ceremonial movements, including a formal march and a synchronized salute. The iconic white marble tomb stands prominently against a backdrop of bare winter trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color shifts, offering authentic archival footage of a historic American ritual.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127705187

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: Useful for productions needing 1960-era 8mm footage of a formal military ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The dress uniforms, white gloves, rope barriers, pale marble tomb, and winter trees support the supplied 1960 Washington, DC setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from behind the public boundary, observing the guard movements at a respectful distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed guards, white gloves, peaked caps, marble tomb structures, rope stanchions, a paved plaza, bare trees, and soft 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, mild color shift, visible grain, gate edges, and slightly uneven exposure.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or solemn cutaway within sequences about remembrance, Washington landmarks, or military ritual.
Historical context: The frames show a ceremonial guard presence at a national memorial site, emphasizing public observation and formal movement rather than a staged performance.
Research note: People are visible in uniform, so likeness and institutional depiction should be reviewed separately from copyright or footage licensing questions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960 8mm Washington DC Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard change, Arlington ceremonial guard home movie, and vintage military memorial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby frames from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington, DC memorial footage, then broader clips of military ceremonies and national monuments.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a uniformed guard walking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier area. — A guard walks across the memorial plaza beside the pale marble tomb structure.

1960 Washington, DC frame showing uniformed guards positioned near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and public barrier. — Guards stand in formation near the tomb area with bare trees behind them.

Soft 1960 Washington, DC home-movie frame of guards standing near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier boundary. — A visitor-shot view shows guards near the memorial boundary in soft focus.

The final contact-sheet quadrant appears mostly black, with no readable memorial or guard detail visible. — The last extracted frame is largely dark and does not show clear scene detail.

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