Quebec Canada-1952: Grey Tower Overlooking Deep Blue Ocean Water On A Sunny Day

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

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Grey Tower Overlooking Deep Blue Ocean Water On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a serene coastal landscape in Quebec, Canada. A grey stone tower stands atop a forested cliff overlooking the deep blue ocean under a clear, sunny sky. The footage, framed by the dark edges of a projector gate, shows gentle waves lapping the shore and lush green trees covering the hillsides. The grainy texture and slightly faded colors evoke a nostalgic, mid-century feel, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123335463

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: Suits a 1950s Canadian coastal documentary or travelogue needing authentic color 8mm footage of a summer shoreline with a period stone tower and forested waterway.
Period detail: Color film stock with saturated blues and greens typical of early Kodachrome; visible projector gate borders and fine grain confirm home-movie provenance circa the early 1950s.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from a boat or elevated vantage, the camera lingers on the scenic shoreline as a tourist would record a memorable coastal landmark during a summer trip.
What appears in frame: Deep blue water, forested hillside sloping to shore, rocky cliff with stone tower structure, small buildings through dense trees, clear summer sky, gentle water surface, projector gate borders.
Film character: Early color film saturation with fine grain and slight tonal fade toward the edges; projector gate borders visible in the opening frame lend authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as an establishing wide shot or scenic cutaway in a 1950s travel or regional documentary; frames 2–3 offer a steady hold suitable for narration or title-card overlays.
Historical context: Documents mid-century recreational travel along a Canadian waterway; buildings visible at the treeline suggest an established shoreline community in the early postwar era.
Research note: No legible logos, faces, or minors visible; the stone tower structure may carry its own copyright if architecturally protected — independent location verification is advised before editorial use.
Research search match: Likely retrieved via queries such as "1950s Canada coastal 8mm," "Quebec shoreline color film," "mid-century Canadian waterway home movie," or "vintage summer lake footage."
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or trip; then with 1950s Canadian waterway or St. Lawrence River footage; then with mid-century Great Lakes or coastal travel sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Opening 8mm frame from a 1952 Quebec home movie: a stone tower atop a rocky coastal cliff overlooking a large blue waterway, dense forest below, clear summer sky. — Stone tower on coastal cliff, Quebec, 1952.

1952 8mm home movie frame showing a wooded Canadian shoreline with period buildings partially obscured by dense forest and a broad waterway in the foreground. — Forested shore with buildings, Quebec, 1952.

1952 8mm frame showing a stable wide shot of a forested Canadian shoreline, period buildings visible at the treeline, calm water surface under summer light. — Wooded shoreline and waterway, Quebec, 1952.

Closing 8mm frame of the 1952 Quebec shoreline sequence; wooded hillside, period buildings at water's edge, open waterway under a clear summer sky. — Continuing pan of wooded shore, Quebec, 1952.

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