Washington DC-1960: View Of Light Traffic Green Grass And Tan Building On A Clear Day

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

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View Of Light Traffic Green Grass And Tan Building On A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage footage captures a high-angle view of light traffic moving across a bridge in Washington DC. The scene features green grass, a tan-colored building, and a clear day with soft light. The film shows natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century urban life and infrastructure.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127705368

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: 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Washington DC urban establishing footage, especially documentary inserts about roads, bridges, federal-era city views, or quiet mid-century travel.
Period detail: The cars, open roadway, and distant institutional-looking tan building support a mid-century city setting, though the specific bridge or building should not be named from these frames alone.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot overlook perspective, observing traffic, lawns, water, and buildings from a steady elevated position rather than staging any action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include light traffic, a bridge or elevated roadway, green lawns, water, distant trees, a tan multi-story building, lampposts, and soft hazy sky.
Film character: The 8mm color scan shows fine grain, muted color, mild fading, soft focus, frame-edge darkening, and light surface scratches consistent with home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for Washington DC movement, infrastructure, or quiet civic landscape.
Historical context: The scene shows a low-traffic urban landscape with open green space and institutional architecture, offering visual context for automobile-era Washington DC without showing identifiable people.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and property-related permissions should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960 Washington DC 8mm traffic view, vintage bridge roadway cutaway, mid-century city landscape, and home movie federal building exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Washington DC exterior views, then broader mid-century traffic, bridge, lawn, and civic building footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Washington DC home-movie frame showing light traffic on a bridge or elevated roadway, with water, trees, and haze in the distance. — Light traffic moves across a distant roadway in a hazy Washington DC view.

High-angle 1960 Washington DC view of cars moving along a bridge or roadway near water, with a distant tree line under soft daylight. — Cars travel along a bridge or roadway seen from an elevated viewpoint.

Washington DC overlook with green grass, water, a road bridge, trees, and distant sculptural figures in a 1960 8mm home-movie frame. — A landscaped overlook frames water, roadway, trees, and distant sculptural forms.

1960 Washington DC frame with a tan multi-story building across open grass, bare trees, and a pale sky, filmed from a steady elevated viewpoint. — A tan institutional-looking building stands beyond grass and leafless trees.

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