Washington DC-1975: House and Car on Residential Street

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

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House and Car on Residential Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a quiet residential scene in Washington DC. The clip opens with a view of a modest house framed by bare tree branches, followed by a close-up of a classic car's rear. The vehicle, a dark-colored sedan, features a Pennsylvania license plate reading 9BJ96, indicating a 1946 registration. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain, soft focus, and lens flare of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a suburban moment. The dark, grainy aesthetic and intimate framing suggest a family home movie from the mid-1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 123209655

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: 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: 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 editorial projects needing a brief home-movie insert of an older car and residential exterior in Washington, DC.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century sedan with a Pennsylvania plate, bare trees, and a modest house, seen through the soft contrast of 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie gaze, moving from a house exterior to close inspection of a parked car's rear details.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a house gable and windows, leafless branches, a dark sedan, chrome trim, rear lights, and a Pennsylvania license plate.
Film character: Grain, soft focus, heavy shadows, bright reflections, and uneven exposure give the short 8mm scan a tactile home-archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick residential cutaway, vehicle detail insert, or memory beat between broader 1970s home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The scene presents a quiet residential setting and older automobile as personal visual context rather than a documented public event.
Research note: No people are visible, but the car plate and manufacturer badging or emblems should be reviewed for privacy, trademark, and editorial-use concerns.
Research search match: Searches such as 1975 8mm Washington DC home movie car, vintage sedan house exterior, or old Pennsylvania plate footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Washington, DC 1975 home movies, then residential exterior or classic car detail footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A modest Washington, DC house exterior appears behind leafless branches in grainy 1975 8mm footage. — House exterior seen through bare branches at the start of the clip.

Close rear detail of a dark older sedan with chrome trim and a Pennsylvania license plate in 1975 home-movie footage. — Rear of the parked sedan, with plate and chrome reflecting the camera light.

The camera shows more of the dark vintage sedan's rear body, chrome trim, and license plate in a shadowed outdoor setting. — Wider rear view of the parked car with trees and dark surroundings.

A closer rear view of the dark sedan shows the Pennsylvania plate, trunk emblem, bumper, and strong 8mm light flare. — Final close-up of the car's rear plate and reflective chrome.

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