Ottawa Canada-1967: Alexandra Bridge and Gothic Cathedral Spire

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationOttawa, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Ottawa Canada

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Alexandra Bridge and Gothic Cathedral Spire — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage clip captures a sweeping aerial view of Ottawa, Canada, featuring the iconic Alexandra Bridge spanning a wide river. The foreground is dominated by the ornate spire of a Gothic-style building, likely a cathedral, with intricate stonework and pointed arches. The footage shows subtle camera movement, panning across the scene under a clear, sunny sky. The image has a distinct purple color cast and film grain typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century urban architecture and infrastructure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: AerialExterior
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: 125635579

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 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: Ottawa, 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 documentary requests needing an Ottawa aerial establishing view with Alexandra Bridge and a Gothic-style spire in frame.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century color 8mm footage of Ottawa, with bridge infrastructure, riverside buildings, and a Gothic-style spire visible from an elevated vantage.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot quality, lingering from a high lookout as the camera frames the spire against the river and bridge rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pointed stone spire, Alexandra Bridge, broad river water, distant shoreline, low urban buildings, pale sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure haze, purple color shift, and modest camera drift that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief Ottawa establishing insert, architectural cutaway, travel-memory transition, or archival bridge-and-river context shot.
Historical context: The view places civic architecture and river transport infrastructure together, giving visual context for Ottawa's built environment in the late 1960s.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, building, copyright, and property-use questions should still be reviewed for the intended release.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1967 Ottawa 8mm aerial view, Alexandra Bridge home movie, Gothic spire over Ottawa River, and vintage Canada city landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ottawa or 1967 Canada views, then broader bridge, river, skyline, and landmark travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Ottawa view with a Gothic-style spire foregrounding Alexandra Bridge, river water, and distant buildings. — A pointed spire rises in the foreground with Alexandra Bridge and the river beyond.

Ottawa, 1967, with the spire centered against Alexandra Bridge and a hazy riverside background. — The camera holds the spire and bridge in a soft, purple-tinted 8mm frame.

Elevated 1967 Ottawa view showing a tall Gothic-style spire, Alexandra Bridge, river, and distant shore. — The spire extends toward the top of the frame as the bridge crosses the river behind it.

Final 1967 Ottawa frame with the spire in the foreground and Alexandra Bridge crossing the river behind it. — A final high-angle view keeps the spire, bridge, river, and distant city edge in view.

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