Washington DC-1960: Guards Practicing Ceremonial Formations

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

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Guards Practicing Ceremonial Formations — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: Guards in dark blue uniforms and white gloves stand at attention with rifles during a ceremonial practice. The 8mm home movie footage captures the solemn precision of military formations against a backdrop of bare winter trees. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip shows slight grain and color fading typical of 1960s home movies, with guards maintaining rigid postures in a formal outdoor setting. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century military traditions and ceremonial discipline.

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: 127705194

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 ceremonial military guard practice in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The dark dress uniforms, white gloves, rifles, rope barrier, and soft 8mm color may show mid-century ceremonial guard practice in a formal outdoor setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a bystander home-movie viewpoint, observing disciplined guard movements from a respectful distance rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed guards, rifles held upright, white gloves, a rope barrier, pale stonework, bare winter trees, and a paved ceremonial area.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and mild handheld instability that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for sequences about ceremony, public memory, military discipline, or Washington travel footage.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects formal military ceremony as encountered by a home-movie camera, without confirming a specific unit, event, or landmark from the frames alone.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, editorial use, and any unit or site identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960 Washington DC 8mm ceremonial guards, vintage military formation practice, uniformed guards with rifles, and home movie ceremony footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington, DC footage, and then broader ceremonial guard or military formation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington, DC 1960 home-movie frame showing two dark-uniformed guards with rifles standing in a formal outdoor area. — Two guards stand with rifles during a ceremonial formation practice.

Washington, DC 1960 frame with two uniformed guards holding rifles upright against bare trees and light stonework. — Uniformed guards hold rifles upright in a formal outdoor setting.

Washington, DC 1960 home-movie frame showing three guards spaced across a ceremonial area during formation practice. — Three guards are spaced across the practice area with rifles visible.

Washington, DC 1960 frame showing uniformed guards in a formal outdoor formation, filmed from a visitor distance. — Guards maintain formation in a winter outdoor ceremonial area.

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