Edinbourgh Scotland-1952: Royal Guards March Through A City Street During A

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationEdinbourgh, Scotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Royal Guards March Through A City Street During A — Clip Details

EDINBOURGH SCOTLAND-1952: Royal Guards in vibrant red tunics and tall black bearskin hats march in formation through a city street during a ceremonial parade. The historic procession unfolds before a grand, ornate gate flanked by stone pillars and statues, with onlookers in period attire watching from the sidewalks. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the event with authentic vintage color and grain, conveying a sense of formal pageantry and mid-century British tradition.

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: 124554632

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: Yes

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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm parade footage for documentary or museum sequences needing British ceremonial guards, crowds, and mid-century public pageantry.
Period detail: The red tunics, bearskin hats, formal crowd dress, and ornate stone gate may show a mid-century royal or civic guard ceremony in Scotland.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from within a public crowd, catching brief handheld glimpses of guards, spectators, and ceremonial movement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marching guards in red tunics, tall black hats, an ornate iron gate, stone pillars, statues, spectators, and street-side viewing areas.
Film character: The 8mm color scan carries soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for British ceremonial tradition, travel memory, or public parade context.
Historical context: The footage shows uniformed guards performing before a large public audience, suggesting formal civic or royal pageantry without confirming the specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, military or ceremonial uniforms appear, and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and soundtrack rights need review separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm royal guards parade, Scotland ceremonial guards, British guards marching, and home movie crowd at ornate gate.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other reported 1952 Edinburgh or Scotland clips, then broader British parade, royal ceremony, and marching band footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Reported 1952 Scotland home-movie frame showing an ornate gate, stone pillars, statues, and pedestrians near the entrance. — A brief establishing view of a grand gate and nearby spectators or pedestrians.

Reported 1952 Scotland frame with guards in red tunics and bearskin hats marching in front of a large crowd and ornate gate. — Ceremonial guards march past spectators gathered at the gate.

Reported 1952 Scotland frame showing spectators watching guards in red tunics, with a large drum visible in the foreground. — Spectators watch the marching formation and drum section pass the gate.

Reported 1952 Scotland frame of guards and drummers moving past a dense crowd in front of an ornate iron gate. — The parade continues with guards and drums crossing the frame before the crowd.

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