Edinbourgh Scotland-1952: A Busy City Road With Moving Traffic And People

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationEdinbourgh, Scotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Busy City Road With Moving Traffic And People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage footage captures a bustling city street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The grainy black-and-white image shows a double-decker bus, classic automobiles, and pedestrians navigating a busy thoroughfare lined with period architecture. A man in a long coat walks toward the camera on the sidewalk, while overhead tram lines and utility poles frame the scene. The footage exhibits natural film grain and a slightly shaky, handheld perspective, offering an authentic slice of mid-century urban life.

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: 124554061

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Edinbourgh, Scotland Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

people
city
traffic
busy
sideways
road
moving
walking
edinbourgh scotland
1952
1952 Edinburgh Scotland
vintage 8mm film
1950s city street
classic cars 1950s
double-decker bus
vintage traffic
8mm home movie
mid-century urban life
archival footage
retro street scene
historical film
British city
1950s pedestrians
old film grain
moving traffic
vintage public transport
historic Scotland
nostalgic footage
documentary clip
period architecture

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Edinburgh urban-life requests needing brief editorial inserts of street traffic, pedestrians and public transport on 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show a double-decker bus, mid-century cars, overhead wires, street poles and formal coats that support a 1950s city-street reading.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld viewpoint from a sidewalk or bridge edge gives the scene an unstaged visitor-recorded view of ordinary movement through the city.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a double-decker bus, classic cars, pedestrians, bridge or street railings, tall poles, overhead wires and stone-fronted buildings.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and slight handheld drift give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, traffic cutaway, transition beat or memory fragment for mid-century Scottish city life.
Historical context: The clip records public street activity in Edinburgh, with pedestrians and vehicles sharing a busy road corridor in a visibly mid-century setting.
Research note: People are visible in a public setting, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location and any property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Edinburgh street traffic, Scotland home movie, double-decker bus footage, black-and-white 8mm city road and pedestrians.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1952 Edinburgh material, then with other 1950s city traffic and pedestrian scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Edinburgh street view with a double-decker bus, classic car, pedestrians, railings, poles and overhead wires. — A double-decker bus and car move along a busy Edinburgh road as pedestrians walk near the railings.

1952 Edinburgh sidewalk scene with a pedestrian in a long coat, bus, car, railings, street poles and buildings. — A pedestrian walks toward the camera while traffic passes along the road beside bridge railings.

Soft 1952 Edinburgh street frame showing bus traffic, pedestrians, road poles, railings and a handheld home-movie view. — The handheld camera catches bus and car traffic moving through the city street in soft focus.

1952 Edinburgh road scene with a double-decker bus in the distance, a car, pedestrians, poles and bridge-like railings. — A bus and car travel along the road while pedestrians move near the sidewalk and railings.

Visually Similar Clips