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1968: Firetruck Responding to Smoking Car at Intersection

1968: Firetruck Responding to Smoking Car at Intersection

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  • Year1968
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
  • Duration12s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • StatusPartner License

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Firetruck Responding to Smoking Car at Intersection — Clip Details

1968 Chicago, Illinois: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a firetruck responding to an emergency at an intersection, stopping beside a smoking car. Firefighters in helmets and coats rush to the scene with equipment, including a ladder and canister, as traffic passes by. The scene unfolds on a city street with grass, curb, and tree-lined lanes, showcasing classic vintage and mid-century urban life. The footage offers authentic archival material of emergency response in the late 1960s, with realistic details of firetruck movement, billowing smoke, and street activity.

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Delivery
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Duration
12s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
73743968

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1968
Reel-level location note
chicago,macinaw island michigan
Date
1968 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
Chicago, Illinois, United States 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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Topics & Keywords

  • town
  • service station
  • streets
  • grass
  • soil
  • curb
  • signs
  • tree
  • branches
  • lines
  • firefighter
  • coat
  • helmet
  • turning
  • burning
  • driving
  • pulling up
  • slope
  • canister
  • billowing
  • lanes
  • emergency
  • controlling
  • equipment
  • responding
  • posts
  • ladder
  • red
  • passing
  • firetruck
  • stops
  • smoking
  • car
  • intersection
  • traffic
  • passes
  • transportation
  • chicago illinois
  • 1968
  • 16m
  • 1968 Chicago emergency footage
  • vintage 8mm firetruck
  • smoking car accident
  • firefighter response 1968
  • classic fire rescue
  • urban street scene 1960s
  • vintage emergency film
  • firetruck stops intersection
  • mid-century fire response
  • archival Chicago footage
  • 1960s traffic scene
  • vintage fire equipment
  • red firetruck 1968
  • burning car footage
  • street emergency 1968
  • old film fire scene
  • classic American emergency
  • 8mm fire response
  • historical fire truck
  • vintage city traffic

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