Quebec Canada-1952: Going To The Alligator Farm To See The Lazy Alligators

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

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Going To The Alligator Farm To See The Lazy Alligators — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures the entrance to the Alligator-Ostrich Farm in Quebec, Canada. The clip opens on a white stucco archway with bold lettering, then moves to a sun-drenched enclosure where several alligators rest lazily on concrete banks beside a murky pond. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the reptiles basking in the heat, with green foliage visible in the background. This archival Super 8 clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century roadside attractions and wildlife exhibits.

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: 123332742

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: 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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief Quebec roadside wildlife-attraction insert or archival zoo-exhibit cutaway.
Period detail: The white stucco arch, hand-painted attraction lettering, open-air reptile pond, and color 8mm texture support a mid-century visitor-attraction setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera treats the site as a tourist stop, moving from the entrance sign to the resting animals with a casual visitor-shot viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Alligator-Ostrich Farm archway, tiled roof, shaded walkway, pond, concrete banks, several alligators, fencing, and greenery.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, slight gate framing, uneven exposure, and faded color typical of scanned mid-century home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick establishing insert, roadside-attraction transition, wildlife-exhibit cutaway, or nostalgic travel-memory beat.
Historical context: The footage documents a mid-century leisure visit to an animal attraction, showing reptiles displayed in a simple open-air enclosure.
Research note: The attraction name is visible, so trademark, signage, location identification, and property-context review may be needed apart from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Quebec alligator farm, 8mm roadside attraction, vintage wildlife exhibit, and home movie reptile pond.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Quebec 1952 travel material, then other mid-century roadside attractions or zoo exhibits.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing the Alligator-Ostrich Farm entrance arch with bold lettering and a shaded passage beyond. — Entrance arch for the Alligator-Ostrich Farm, seen from a visitor's approach.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing several alligators lying on concrete banks beside a murky pond in an outdoor farm enclosure. — Alligators bask along the edge of a small pond inside the enclosure.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing resting alligators grouped along a pond edge with an enclosure fence and shaded trees behind them. — A wider visitor-shot view of alligators gathered along the pond bank.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing alligators stretched along a concrete pond bank, with fencing and greenery in the background. — Alligators remain still beside the pond in the open-air attraction enclosure.

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