Quebec Canada-1952: Three Turtles Slowly Moving Behind an Enclosure

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

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Three Turtles Slowly Moving Behind an Enclosure — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures three large tortoises slowly moving through a shaded enclosure at a zoo in Quebec, Canada. The footage shows the reptiles walking across sandy ground under dappled sunlight, with a low concrete wall and trees in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus reflect the authentic look of mid-century amateur film. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife exhibits of the era, perfect for historical documentaries, retro content, or nature-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Slow motion
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123332827

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 archival requests needing Quebec zoo animal footage, reptile enclosure cutaways, or mid-century home-movie views of captive wildlife.
Period detail: The low concrete enclosure, shaded trees, sandy ground, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-century zoo exhibit setting without visible signage or identifying landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an amateur visitor viewpoint, holding on slow turtle movement rather than staging action or emphasizing spectacle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three large turtles or tortoises, sandy enclosure ground, dappled sunlight, tree trunks, a low concrete wall, dark shade, and a leaning pole or rail.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, muted green color, and slight handheld instability consistent with scanned 1950s 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet wildlife cutaway, zoo memory beat, transition between travel scenes, or visual insert about captive reptiles.
Historical context: The frames provide social context for visitor-filmed zoo exhibits in Quebec, showing animals observed from outside a simple shaded enclosure.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any zoo property or animal-display permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 8mm Quebec zoo footage, vintage home movie turtles, tortoises in enclosure, mid-century captive wildlife, and archival reptile cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Quebec zoo or travel material, then broader vintage animal enclosure or reptile footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing large turtles or tortoises partly in shade inside a sandy zoo enclosure with trees and a low concrete wall. — Turtles move slowly through a shaded zoo enclosure with a concrete wall in the background.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame with turtles or tortoises on sandy ground, framed by dark shade, trees, and a low zoo enclosure wall. — A turtle rests or moves at the right edge while another is partly visible in the foreground.

1952 Quebec zoo frame showing three turtles or tortoises spaced across sandy ground beneath trees, with a low concrete wall behind them. — Three turtles are visible across the sandy enclosure under shifting sun and shade.

1952 Quebec 8mm frame showing three turtles or tortoises in a shaded zoo enclosure, with sandy ground, trees, and a low concrete wall. — The turtles remain spread across the enclosure as the handheld camera holds the scene.

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