Quebec Canada-1952: Waterfall Cascading Over Rocky Cliff

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

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Waterfall Cascading Over Rocky Cliff — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a powerful waterfall cascading over a rocky cliff in Quebec, Canada. The footage shows the rushing water from multiple angles, with lush green foliage in the foreground and a small building visible on a hillside in one frame. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural sound of the water evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and archival charm. This authentic 1950s home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century nature footage, perfect for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123335750

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: Suitable for 1950s Canadian nature and landscape sequences in documentaries, travel films, or regional history productions needing mid-century waterfall footage.
Period detail: A flat-roofed building with yellow-framed windows and what appears to be a period vehicle near the falls may indicate an early-1950s managed tourist or industrial site in Quebec.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from beside and below the falls with foreground foliage framing the view, the composition reflects an amateur tourist recording a local landmark at close range.
What appears in frame: Frames show a large waterfall over dark wet rock, white rushing water, dense green leafy shrubs in the foreground, a flat-roofed building with yellow-framed windows, a possible vehicle nearby, and a rocky gorge with turbulent water below.
Film character: Aged 8mm stock shows mild colour fade toward muted greens and near-white water, visible grain in highlight areas, and slight frame-to-frame exposure variation lending authentic mid-century texture.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or establishing insert in nature or travel sequences, or as a brief period location marker for 1950s Quebec in regional documentary edits.
Historical context: A building and vehicle visible near the falls suggest a managed tourist viewpoint or small industrial facility; no legible signage confirms the specific site name.
Research note: No people are visible; the unidentified building and associated property may require location research before commercial use in productions that name a specific site.
Research search match: Researchers seeking 1950s Canadian waterfall footage, Quebec nature film, 8mm home movie landscape, or mid-century Canadian travel footage will find this clip relevant.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Quebec 1952 material; then with Canadian landscape footage from the same decade; then with waterfall or river cutaways from any 1950s home movie stock.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie close-up of a waterfall over a dark rocky cliff with green leafy plants in the foreground, Quebec, Canada, circa 1952. — Waterfall over rocky cliff with foreground foliage, circa 1952.

8mm footage of a waterfall alongside a flat-roofed building with yellow-framed windows and green shrubs in the upper right, Quebec, Canada, circa 1952. — Waterfall with flat-roofed building and foliage in frame, circa 1952.

8mm home movie of a waterfall seen through dense green foreground foliage with a rocky cliff behind, Quebec, Canada, circa 1952. — Waterfall framed through dense green foliage, circa 1952.

8mm home movie wider shot of a waterfall over a rocky ledge with an adjacent flat-roofed building and a possible vehicle on a hillside, Quebec, Canada, circa 1952. — Waterfall, building, and possible vehicle on hillside, circa 1952.

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