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Quebec Canada-1952: An Old Vintage Town By The Sea

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationQuebec, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Canada
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An Old Vintage Town By The Sea — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a panoramic view of a quiet Quebec town from an elevated perspective. The frame, bordered by dark window trim, reveals a dense cluster of houses with varied rooftops, a prominent church steeple, and lush green trees. In the distance, a wide expanse of water—likely a bay or lake—stretches to the horizon under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, film grain, and scattered dust spots, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera remains mostly static, offering a serene, timeless glimpse into mid-century Canadian life.

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
123336001

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

  • soaring
  • village
  • town
  • sea
  • water
  • bay
  • backgrounds
  • textures
  • florida DC north shore canada
  • 1952
  • 1952 Quebec Canada footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • town by the sea
  • classic Super 8
  • archival footage
  • Canadian nostalgia
  • old film
  • window view
  • church steeple
  • waterfront town
  • 1950s homes
  • film grain
  • dust spots
  • panoramic view
  • historic footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
A circa-1952 elevated Quebec townscape overview, suited for mid-century Canadian documentary segments, regional history productions, and establishing-shot montages of postwar small-city life.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa-1952 8mm panorama of a Quebec town viewed through a window frame, showing residential rooftops, a white church steeple, green trees, and a distant body of water.
Quebec townscape, 1952 — panoramic view from elevated window.

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