Quebec Canada-1952: Crocodiles Resting in Crowds on Sandy Ground

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

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Crocodiles Resting in Crowds on Sandy Ground — Clip Details

QUEBEC CANADA-1952: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large group of crocodiles resting closely together on a sandy surface. The reptiles, varying in size, lie motionless in the sun, their scaly, dark green bodies contrasting with the pale sand. Shot on 8mm film, the footage exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame borders of a home movie, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is quiet and still, offering a rare glimpse of wildlife in a naturalistic setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123332997

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: A 1950s 8mm home-movie record of densely grouped crocodilians, suited to wildlife-history sequences, roadside-attraction narratives, or family-travel documentary passages from the early postwar decade.
Period detail: 8mm grain, color fading, and a recurring magenta film-scratch artifact are consistent with early-1950s amateur stock; the dense packing of reptiles may indicate a zoo or commercial reptile-farm enclosure rather than a wild riverbank.
Home-movie behavior: Visitor-shot footage recorded at close range from above, capturing the novelty of seeing massed reptiles during what appears to be a family or tourist excursion.
What appears in frame: Multiple crocodilians of varying sizes packed closely together, pale rocky or compacted ground, overlapping dark-scaled bodies, a recurring vertical magenta film scratch, black film-frame border, no visible persons or structures.
Film character: Slight underexposure darkens the reptile bodies against pale ground; a recurring vertical magenta scratch and gentle grain give this 8mm stock its characteristic archival texture.
Edit role: Functions as a period-travel cutaway or nature-documentary insert to evoke a 1950s zoo visit or roadside-attraction stop within a family-history or wildlife-history narrative.
Historical context: Roadside reptile farms and zoo attractions were popular tourist destinations in the 1950s; the 'Quebec Canada' label likely reflects the filmmaker's home origin rather than the shooting location.
Research note: No persons visible; animals appear captive, so confirm enclosure or venue copyright status before commercial use; no audible music or branded signage identified, but property ownership warrants verification.
Research search match: Researchers may query 1950s crocodile zoo footage, vintage reptile farm home movie, 8mm crocodilian archival clip, or 1950s wildlife tourist film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same home-movie reel or trip; then with 1950s North American zoo or roadside-attraction footage; then with broader vintage wildlife or family-travel sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Multiple crocodilians of varying sizes packed together on pale rocky ground; circa 1952 8mm home movie, possibly a zoo or reptile-farm enclosure. — Crocodilians resting in dense grouping on pale ground, circa 1952.

Crocodilians packed together on pale rocky or compacted-sand surface; circa 1952 8mm home movie, suggesting a zoo or enclosure setting. — Crocodilians densely grouped on pale ground, circa 1952.

Dense group of crocodilians resting on pale ground; vertical magenta scratch artifact present; circa 1952 8mm footage. — Crocodilians resting with film-scratch artifact visible, circa 1952.

Large crocodilian prominent in foreground with others packed behind on pale ground; circa 1952 8mm footage with recurring magenta film scratch. — Large crocodilian in foreground among grouped reptiles, circa 1952.

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