Washington DC-1960: A Man in a Suit Walks Down the Steps of a Grand Building

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

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A Man in a Suit Walks Down the Steps of a Grand Building — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1960: A man in a dark suit and bow tie walks down the steps of a grand, classical building, carrying his jacket. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a moment of formal elegance with visible grain and slight color fading. The man moves from the center of the frame toward the right, his back to the camera as he descends. The setting suggests a government or institutional building, with large columns and stone steps. This authentic home movie captures a quiet, everyday moment from the 1960s, evoking a sense of history and nostalgia.

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: 127705256

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 Washington, DC archival requests needing a formal street-level or institutional exterior insert with a suited adult figure.
Period detail: The dark suit, bow tie, stone steps, and classical columns may show mid-century formal dress outside a government or institutional building.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the brief observation of a dressed man moving through a public exterior space without posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, bow tie, carried jacket, pale stone columns, broad steps, tall windows, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for formal public life, civic architecture, or Washington travel footage.
Historical context: The footage suggests a quiet public moment near a grand civic or institutional facade, without enough visual evidence to identify the building.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears briefly, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1960 Washington DC home movie, suited man on steps, classical government building exterior, and 8mm civic travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Washington, DC footage from 1960, then broader themes of formal dress and civic architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1960 Washington, DC footage, a suited man with a bow tie faces the camera near a classical stone building exterior. — A formally dressed man stands near the steps of a grand stone building.

The man in formal dress moves right across the frame outside a columned building in Washington, DC home-movie footage. — The man turns and begins to walk along the building exterior.

The suited figure is seen from behind as he approaches the steps of a grand stone building in 1960 Washington, DC footage. — Seen from behind, the man walks toward the stone steps.

The man continues away from the camera toward the steps and columned facade, framed by the soft 8mm image. — The suited man walks away toward the building entrance area.

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