Edinbourgh Scotland-1952: Woman Petting Royal Guard Horse

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationEdinbourgh, Scotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Woman Petting Royal Guard Horse — Clip Details

EDINBOURGH SCOTLAND-1952: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a ceremonial moment with a mounted royal guard in a red tunic and tall plumed helmet on a black horse. Onlookers, including a woman in a dark coat and hat, gather closely, with one woman reaching out to gently pet the horse's head. A man in a suit and fedora stands nearby, observing the scene. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural motion and the characteristic grain and color saturation of mid-century home movies, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a royal tradition in Scotland.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124554526

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s documentary or education requests needing visitor-shot footage of royal ceremonial presence and public interaction in Scotland.
Period detail: The red tunic, plumed helmet, mounted guard, hats, suits, and saturated 8mm color support a mid-century ceremonial street scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged tourist viewpoint as onlookers stand close to the mounted guard and a woman reaches toward the horse.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mounted guard, black horse, red tunic, plumed helmet, women in hats, a suited man in a fedora, stone exterior walls, and a gated entrance.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, dense contrast, saturated color, and slight handheld framing that give the scene physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or insert for public ceremony, travel, tourism, or monarchy-adjacent sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows civilians observing and engaging with a ceremonial mounted guard, reflecting public proximity to formal pageantry in a street setting.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and any location or institutional permissions.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1950s 8mm Scotland royal guard horse, Edinburgh home movie mounted guard, and woman petting ceremonial horse.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Edinburgh or 1952 Scotland footage, then broader royal ceremony, mounted guard, tourism, or street-crowd material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Edinburgh home-movie frame showing a mounted royal guard in red uniform as visitors gather near the horse. — A woman reaches toward the mounted guard's horse while other visitors stand nearby.

The mounted guard remains near the stone building as civilians watch from close range in 1952 Edinburgh footage. — Visitors stand close to the horse and mounted guard near a stone exterior.

A mid-century Edinburgh tourist frame shows the mounted guard, horse, gate, and nearby visitors in hats and dark coats. — The horse and guard are seen beside a gate as pedestrians move through the foreground.

The closing frame shows the ceremonial rider and horse with visitors nearby in 1952 Edinburgh home-movie color footage. — Onlookers remain close as the mounted guard and horse fill the center of the scene.

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