Montreal Canada-1967: Union Jack Flag Above Modernist Military Building

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationMontreal, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Montreal Canada

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Union Jack Flag Above Modernist Military Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a low-angle view of the iconic Union Jack flag atop a modernist military building in Montreal. The footage, marked by classic Super 8 grain and a cool blue-purple color cast, shows the flag mounted on a tall structure against a pale sky. The camera remains steady, focusing on the symbolic emblem and the building's distinctive architectural features, including a sharp spire and geometric forms. This archival clip evokes mid-century Canadian history and Cold War-era patriotism, offering authentic period footage for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 125633088

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1010 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1967
Reel-level location note: montreal canada
Date: 1967 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: Montreal, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing Montreal-era home-movie views of flags, modernist architecture, or military-associated public symbolism.
Period detail: The clip shows a Union Jack form and angular modernist structures that fit the supplied 1967 Montreal metadata, with visible spires, roof forms, and pale sky.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot quality, holding on elevated symbols and architecture from a low outdoor vantage rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Union Jack sign or flag form, pale sky, vertical spires, ribbed wall sections, geometric roof peaks, and dark film edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a cool blue-purple cast typical of aging color home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location-establishing insert, or symbolic transition within a 1960s Canada or Montreal sequence.
Historical context: The imagery places British-associated symbolism beside modernist public architecture, but the exact building identity should be verified before narration.
Research note: The Union Jack design and possible military/public architecture warrant copyright, trademark, emblem, and property-context review despite no visible people.
Research search match: Searches such as 1967 Montreal 8mm Union Jack, 1960s Canada modernist building, and vintage home movie military architecture may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1967 Montreal footage, then broader 1960s Canada flags, public buildings, or military-themed exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Montreal 8mm frame showing a Union Jack-shaped emblem or flag form rising against a pale sky. — Low-angle view of a Union Jack form against the sky.

1967 Montreal frame showing modernist architectural forms, a tall spire, ribbed wall elements, and pale sky. — Modernist building details with spire and angular roof forms.

1967 Montreal 8mm view of a modernist building with ribbed wall sections, triangular roof forms, and a slender spire. — Ribbed facade and angular roofline beneath a tall spire.

Final 1967 Montreal frame holding on a modernist roofline, vertical spire, ribbed wall, and angular building forms. — Static view of spire, ribbed wall, and angular architecture.

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