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Title on Reel (transcribed from original)
Police Week 1965, Show at the school on Fendall Ave.
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2025.
Date Created
1965-05-09/1965-05-15
Reel Format
16mm
Reel Description
This reel contain footage of a judo demonstration by police officers during Richmond's Police Week beginning May 9, 1965. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, members of the "juvenile, traffic, and patrol divisions, including K-9 and cadet forces" would be participating in the school programs scheduled for the week (Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 9, 1965). Writing on the reel states that this "show" took place at a school on Fendall, likely referring to J. E. B Stuart Elementary (renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in 2018) at 3101 Fendall Ave in Richmond, Virginia.
Timestamp Description
00:00:10 Footage begins. Dark footage of an individual standing on what appears to be a stage in an auditorium, reading out loud from a piece of paper. They wear a suit, tie, and glasses. An individual in a judo uniform enters and then exits the frame to the right of the speaker.
00:00:25 The camera pans right to show two individuals in judo uniforms beginning a demonstration. There are multiple clips of the demonstration. Occasionally, a photography camera flash is visible.
00:04:17 Footage ends.
Runtime
00:14:41
Topical Subject
Police; Judo; Police training; Police training--United States
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
color films (visual works)
Local Genre
moving image
Type
Moving Image
Digital Format
video/mp4
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Richmond Police Department Surveillance Collection
Source
Richmond Police Week Film Reel #01, 1965 May 9-15
File Name
VCU_M571_111.mp4