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Quebec Canada-1952: Waves From The Ocean Coming To The Sands Of A Empty Sand

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationQuebec, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Canada
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Waves From The Ocean Coming To The Sands Of A Empty Sand — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a serene beach scene in Quebec, Canada. The view, framed by a dark border, shows gentle waves rolling onto an empty sandy shore under a muted blue sky. In the distance, a long pier stretches into the ocean, with faint structures visible at its end. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, timeless quality. A few scattered beach chairs sit on the sand, emphasizing the quiet, unpopulated atmosphere of this classic coastal moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123333918

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Quebec, Canada Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • blue
  • ocean
  • waves
  • empty
  • sand
  • beach
  • serene
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  • nature
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  • 1952
  • 1952 beach footage
  • Quebec Canada vintage film
  • 8mm home movie
  • empty beach 1950s
  • ocean waves 1952
  • vintage 8mm footage
  • retro beach scene
  • classic Canadian coastline
  • archival 1950s film
  • nostalgic seaside
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  • vintage ocean waves
  • empty sand beach
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage pier view
  • 1950s nostalgia
  • archival beach footage
  • old film footage
  • vintage Canadian scenery

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Suits 1950s coastal or leisure sequences in documentaries, summer nostalgia montages, or postwar North American beach establishing shots needing no recognisable faces.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s 8mm home-movie frame of a beach attributed to Quebec, Canada: flat sand, gentle surf, striped foreground mat, and a long low beachfront structure at the horizon.
Beach with distant horizon structure and striped foreground equipment, circa 1952.

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