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Clarendon Hills Illinois-1969: Police Car And Fire Engine With Lights Flashing

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationClarendon Hills, Illinois, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Clarendon Hills Illinois
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Police Car And Fire Engine With Lights Flashing — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Clarendon Hills, Illinois, in 1969 captures a nighttime emergency scene on a quiet residential street. A dark police sedan with flashing lights is parked on the curb, its blue and red beams illuminating the surrounding houses and bare trees. In the background, a red fire engine with its lights activated drives slowly down the road, its presence adding to the urgency. The grainy, purple-tinged footage, characteristic of Super 8 film, shows a few figures near the vehicles, suggesting a community response. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical documentation of local emergency services.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Night
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127404453

Rights & Clearance

Minors are visible. A sensitive-use review is required before commercial use.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
#9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note
1969
Reel-level location note
clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date
1969 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Clarendon Hills, Illinois, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • law
  • enforcement
  • firefighting
  • sedan
  • sidewalk
  • homes
  • trees
  • boy
  • scout
  • police
  • car
  • fire
  • engine
  • lights
  • flashing
  • drive
  • slowly
  • residential
  • street
  • transportation
  • clarendon hills illinois
  • 1969
  • 1969 police car
  • fire engine flashing lights
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • emergency response
  • nighttime street scene
  • residential neighborhood
  • classic car
  • old film footage
  • archival footage
  • retro emergency vehicles
  • 1960s Americana
  • nostalgic home movie
  • police lights
  • fire truck
  • vintage film
  • historical footage
  • community emergency
  • 8mm home movie

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