Quebec Canada-1952: Three Women Smiling and Talking to Two Men

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationQuebec, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Canada

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Three Women Smiling and Talking to Two Men — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a casual outdoor gathering in Quebec, Canada. Three women in colorful 1950s dresses and a man in a light blue shirt and shorts stand together, smiling and conversing. One woman holds a glass pitcher, while another man in swim trunks joins the group. The scene unfolds in bright daylight against a simple building facade with a window, showcasing the warm, slightly faded colors and grainy texture characteristic of Super 8 film. The natural, unposed interaction evokes a sense of mid-century domestic life and social connection.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123332393

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: 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 1570 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: dr. mc petersen
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: florida,washington dc,canada
Date: 1952 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: Quebec, Canada 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing casual adult socializing, vacation gathering, or mid-century domestic leisure footage for documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: The clothing, swimwear, glass pitcher, short-sleeve shirts, and 8mm color stock support a 1952 mid-century leisure setting in Quebec, Canada.
Home-movie behavior: Adults appear to chat and move casually near a building, giving the scene unstaged value as family or friend gathering footage rather than posed portraiture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in summer clothing, a woman with a glass pitcher, men in shorts or swim trunks, a building facade, louvered windows, bright sun, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld drift that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social-life cutaway, vacation transition, or memory beat within a sequence about mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects informal adult social life and warm-weather dress in the early 1950s without establishing a specific event or landmark.
Research note: Several recognizable adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1952 Quebec home movie adults talking, 8mm summer gathering, mid-century vacation social scene, or women with pitcher may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Quebec footage, then broader 1950s outdoor social gathering or vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec home-movie frame showing adults in summer clothes conversing near a plain building facade and shaded windows. — Adults gather outside in bright sun, including women in patterned summer outfits and a man partly cropped at left.

1952 Quebec frame with a man in a light blue short-sleeve shirt and two women walking and talking outdoors. — A man and two women move together beside the building, one woman carrying a glass pitcher.

1952 Quebec home-movie frame showing a shirtless man in swim trunks joining adults in conversation outdoors. — A shirtless man stands near a man in a blue shirt and a woman holding a glass pitcher.

1952 Quebec frame of adults chatting outdoors, including a shirtless man, a man in blue, and a woman with a pitcher. — The group continues chatting in bright daylight beside the building facade and window shutters.

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