Washington DC USA-1970: Man in White Shirt Leaving Building

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man in White Shirt Leaving Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white button-up shirt exiting a building in Washington DC. The clip shows a classic urban street scene with a building featuring arched entryways, white doors, and a sign reading "STAR." The footage has a distinct retro color palette and film grain, with a man walking past the entrance and another person briefly visible inside. The scene evokes a sense of everyday life in the 1970s, with period-appropriate architecture and a nostalgic, archival quality.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123051266

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: Yes
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: 1970 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

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: 1970s Washington, DC home-movie street footage for documentary inserts about everyday urban movement, building entrances, or period city atmosphere.
Period detail: White paneled doors, arched masonry entryways, globe lamps, parked cars, and a visible sign reading "STAR" may show a 1970 urban commercial or civic streetscape.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged street observation, with the camera lingering as a man exits and the view shifts along the building frontage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include arched entry bays, white double doors, globe street lamps, a partial "STAR" sign, a man in a white shirt, trees, parked cars, and a yellow taxi.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, handheld framing, muted color, visible grain, and slight exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, cutaway, or memory beat for 1970s Washington street life.
Historical context: The footage shows a pedestrian-scale urban block where storefront-like entrances, street lighting, and parked traffic frame a brief everyday encounter.
Research note: People and signage are visible, so likeness and brand or location identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970 Washington DC street scene, 8mm man leaving building, vintage urban entrance, or home movie city sidewalk.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Washington, DC 1970 footage, then broader 1970s urban street and building entrance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1970 Washington, DC home-movie frame showing arched building entrances, white doors, globe lamps, and a partial sign above one doorway. — Arched entrances and white doors line the Washington, DC building frontage.

1970 Washington, DC frame with white double doors, dark trim, globe lamps, posters, and a visible sign reading "STAR" above an entrance. — A sign reading "STAR" appears above the building entrance doors.

1970 Washington, DC frame showing a man in a white shirt at a doorway near white double doors, globe lamps, and the visible "STAR" sign. — A man in a white shirt appears at the building entrance.

1970 Washington, DC street view with trees, parked cars, a yellow taxi, and a large building facade along the block. — The camera shifts to a tree-lined street with parked cars and a taxi.

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