Kingston Jamaica-1964: Police Officer Waves Traffic By In Front Of A Yellow House

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationKingston, Jamaica
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Kingston Jamaica

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Police Officer Waves Traffic By In Front Of A Yellow House — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Kingston, Jamaica, 1964, showing a police officer in a white uniform and pith helmet directing traffic from a blue booth marked 'POLICE NO RIGHT TURN' in front of the Yellow House building. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk while a classic white Mini Cooper drives past. The footage captures a slice of mid-century Caribbean street life with authentic film grain, color shifts, and the characteristic look of a home movie from the 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: 123994416

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 1839 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: san juan puerto rico,kingston,montego bay,jamaica
Date: 1964 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: Kingston, Jamaica 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Caribbean urban street-life edits needing a brief Kingston traffic-control insert with visible police presence, pedestrians, and period vehicles.
Period detail: The white police uniform, pith-style helmet, blue traffic booth, painted street sign, and compact period car support the 1964 Kingston setting in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from across the street as everyday pedestrians wait or pass while the officer directs traffic, giving the scene an observational home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a police officer in a booth, the Yellow House facade, pedestrians on the sidewalk, a no-right-turn notice, street poles, and a passing white car.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, blue color shift, uneven exposure, gate edges, and light handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing cutaway, traffic transition, or memory beat for mid-century Kingston street activity.
Historical context: The footage shows public street order and movement outside a named building, with police direction and pedestrian traffic visible but no broader event identifiable.
Research note: People, police insignia, and building signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification questions should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1964 Kingston Jamaica traffic, Caribbean police officer directing cars, Yellow House street scene, and 8mm Jamaica home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Kingston street views, then broader Caribbean traffic, police, and pedestrian scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Kingston, Jamaica, a police officer in white uniform stands in a blue booth marked for traffic control outside the Yellow House. — Police officer directs traffic from a booth in front of the Yellow House.

The officer stands facing the street from the blue booth while pedestrians gather near the Yellow House frontage in Kingston. — Pedestrians wait near the building while the officer watches the road.

A Kingston street view shows the officer at the traffic booth, the Yellow House sign above, and several pedestrians along the sidewalk. — The home-movie camera holds on the officer and sidewalk activity.

A white compact car moves past the traffic-control booth as the officer stands outside the Yellow House in 1960s Kingston. — A white car passes while the officer continues directing traffic.

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