Washington DC-1948: View Of Pink And White Blooming Flowers And Chimpanzee Riding Tricycle

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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View Of Pink And White Blooming Flowers And Chimpanzee... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched garden in Washington DC, featuring neatly manicured lawns and rows of blooming pink and white flowers. The footage transitions to a chimpanzee behind a wire enclosure, riding a small tricycle in a playful moment. The warm, slightly faded color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, mid-century American family memory, with natural light filtering through trees and a sense of quiet domestic life.

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: 127728342

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1948 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1948 Washington, DC home-movie footage suited to requests for mid-century garden views, flower beds, and zoo or animal-performance cutaways.
Period detail: The manicured lawn, formal flower borders, 8mm color stock, and small tricycle performance may show late-1940s leisure or visitor filming conventions.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, moving from quiet garden observation to a brief animal attraction behind an enclosure.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include green lawn, rows of pink and white flowers, dense trees, soft garden paths, a wire enclosure, a chimpanzee, and a small tricycle.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible gate edges, mild color fade, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat linking domestic garden imagery with a mid-century animal attraction.
Historical context: The footage documents a private-camera view of landscaped public or visitor space and a captive chimpanzee performance without identifying the venue.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but animal welfare, location identity, copyright, and property context should be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1948 Washington DC 8mm flowers, vintage garden home movie, chimpanzee riding tricycle, and mid-century animal enclosure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1948 Washington, DC material, then broader garden, zoo, animal-performance, and mid-century home-movie themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a green lawn bordered by pink and white flowers under trees. — A formal garden lawn is bordered by blooming flower beds and shaded trees.

1948 Washington, DC garden view with manicured grass, curved flower borders, shrubs, and trees in soft 8mm color. — The camera holds on a landscaped lawn with flower beds curving along the background.

1948 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a soft, slightly blurred sweep across lawn, flowers, shrubs, and trees. — A brief handheld movement blurs the garden beds and surrounding greenery.

1948 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing a chimpanzee behind wire fencing with a small tricycle inside the enclosure. — A chimpanzee appears behind a wire barrier beside or on a small tricycle.

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