Quebec Canada-1952: Large Sign Welcoming American Psychiatric Association May 12-16 1952

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

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Large Sign Welcoming American Psychiatric Association... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a large white sign welcoming attendees to the American Psychiatric Association conference, held May 12–16, 1952. The sign, with elegant blue script, stands prominently in a dimly lit indoor setting, likely a hotel lobby or convention hall. In the background, a man in a light-colored suit and fedora sits on a yellow chair, while another person in a dark uniform walks past. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic mid-century atmosphere. This archival clip offers authentic period detail for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123333733

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Fills 1950s medical and institutional conference documentary requests; serves as a precisely dated title-card insert establishing mid-century psychiatry history.
Period detail: The sign legibly dates the event to May 12–16, 1952; the wide-brimmed hat, light suit on the seated figure, and yellow upholstered chair are consistent with early 1950s style.
Home-movie behavior: An attendee or companion filmed the welcome signage as a personal record of presence at the conference, shooting handheld rather than composing for formal effect.
What appears in frame: Large white vertical banner on a dark pillar, blue cursive Welcome header, American Psychiatric Association block text, May 12–16 1952 date line, adult in wide-brimmed hat, yellow upholstered chair, second figure passing in background, dark interior.
Film character: Mild 8mm grain, slight color fade toward blue-white on the sign face, and soft focus at the sign edges give the footage the tactile warmth of period home-movie stock.
Edit role: Functions as a precisely dated title-card insert or establishing cutaway to anchor time and place in a documentary covering mid-20th-century psychiatry, medicine, or professional conferences.
Historical context: The clip documents an APA annual meeting held in Canada according to the title metadata; mid-century professional psychiatry gatherings are sparsely documented in moving image archives.
Research note: The American Psychiatric Association name on the banner may carry trademark or organizational copyright concerns; the identifiable seated individual requires likeness review; consult rights holder before licensing for named-organization use.
Research search match: Researchers would search for '1952 medical conference footage,' 'American Psychiatric Association historical,' '1950s convention welcome sign Canada,' or 'mid-century institutional gathering 8mm.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from this reel or Quebec 1952 footage; then 1950s medical or professional conference clips; then mid-century convention signage, hotel lobby, or institutional interior scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm color frame from a 1952 Quebec convention venue: APA welcome banner on pillar, hat-wearing attendee seated in yellow upholstered chair at right. — Welcome banner for the American Psychiatric Association conference, May 12–16 1952, with an attendee in a wide-brimmed hat seated in a yellow chair.

8mm frame from the 1952 APA conference, Quebec: welcome banner clearly legible, one attendee in hat seated in yellow chair, second figure in dark clothing moving through background. — APA 1952 welcome sign with two figures: one seated in hat, one passing through the darkened lobby in the background.

Mid-clip 8mm frame from 1952 Quebec APA conference; welcome banner legible on pillar, attendee in light suit and wide-brimmed hat seated in yellow chair to sign's right. — Conference welcome sign with seated attendee in wide-brimmed hat; dark interior background consistent with a hotel lobby or convention hall.

Final 8mm frame from 1952 Quebec APA conference footage; welcome sign centered on pillar, the hat-wearing figure at right has shifted posture in the yellow chair. — APA 1952 welcome sign remains in frame as the seated figure shifts position; same dark interior visible as in preceding frames.

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