Washington DC-1975: Police Officer on Subway Platform

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 Washington DC

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Police Officer on Subway Platform — Clip Details

WASHINGTON DC-1975: A police officer in a dark uniform and peaked cap stands on a subway platform, illuminated by deep blue lighting. He turns toward the camera, his hand moving to his pocket as if retrieving an item, then looks down at what he's holding. The 8mm film captures the grainy texture and color shifts of a home movie from the mid-1970s, with vertical light reflections visible on the glass wall behind him. The officer's posture and focused expression suggest he is engaged in a routine task, offering a candid glimpse of urban life and law enforcement during that era.

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: 123206525

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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, DC, 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: Useful for 1970s urban transit or law-enforcement inserts in documentary, museum, education, or editorial productions about everyday public space in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The dark uniform, peaked cap, blue-lit platform area, railings, and glass wall may show mid-1970s transit or station design cues in Washington, DC.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the directness of visitor-shot home-movie footage as the officer turns toward the camera and handles something from a pocket without staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed officer, peaked cap, dark jacket with metal buttons, platform railing, glass or ribbed wall panels, blue lighting, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated blue color shift, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or observational memory beat for public transit, police presence, or 1970s city-visit sequences.
Historical context: The footage places a uniformed police figure in a public station-like environment, offering visual context for everyday authority and urban movement in the 1970s.
Research note: A recognizable adult face and police uniform are visible, so likeness, editorial context, and any agency insignia should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 Washington DC police officer, 8mm subway platform footage, 1970s urban transit home movie, and uniformed officer cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Washington, DC 1975 transit scenes, then broader 1970s police or urban public-space footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Washington, DC 1975 home-movie frame of a uniformed police officer facing the camera on a blue-lit station platform. — A uniformed officer stands close to the camera on a blue-lit platform.

Uniformed officer in Washington, DC appears to turn toward the camera with a hand near his pocket on a blue-lit platform. — The officer turns slightly while standing beside the platform railing.

Close 1975 home-movie view of a uniformed officer's torso and hand as he appears to retrieve or hold an item near his pocket. — A close handheld frame catches the officer's hand and uniform details.

Washington, DC 1975 frame of the officer looking down while standing beside railings and reflective wall panels on a blue-lit platform. — The officer looks down near the end of the short platform shot.

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