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Quebec Canada-1952: Gloomy Day On The Beach Watching The Waves Come Onto The Shore

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationQuebec, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Canada
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Gloomy Day On The Beach Watching The Waves Come Onto The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a gloomy day at a quiet beach in Quebec, Canada. A long wooden pier stretches into the ocean, its structure weathered by time and tide. Gentle waves roll onto the sandy shore under a muted, overcast sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color fading, evoking a nostalgic, melancholic mood. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of mid-century coastal life, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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
123333950

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Suits 1950s Canadian coastal or resort-history documentaries and decade-era montages needing an unoccupied beach with period pier architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home-movie frame, circa 1952, showing a wide Quebec coastal beach with a wooden pier and mid-century pavilion building in the background.
Beach and pier, Quebec, c.1952.

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