Ottawa Canada-1967: Three British Guards Performing Ceremonial Drill

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

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Three British Guards Performing Ceremonial Drill — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures three British guards in iconic red tunics and tall black bearskin hats performing a ceremonial drill in Ottawa, Canada. The guards stand at attention on a wide stone courtyard in front of a historic stone fortress with a green roof and Canadian flag flying. One guard marches in a precise, formal step while the others remain rigidly still, showcasing the disciplined procedures of the ceremonial guard. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of Canadian military tradition during the 1960s.

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: 125636012

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: 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: 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 or educational edits needing visitor-shot ceremonial guard footage in Ottawa with visible military dress, drill movement, and Canadian flag context.
Period detail: The red tunics, bearskin-style hats, stone parade ground, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s ceremonial setting in Ottawa, as described by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a public visitor distance, holding a simple home-movie view as one guard marches while the others remain at attention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three uniformed guards, a wide paved courtyard, stone walls, a green-roofed building, benches, flagpoles, and a Canadian flag.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild color shift, visible gate edges, and steady but informal framing that reads as scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for ceremonial protocol, Ottawa travel memories, or 1960s public military pageantry.
Historical context: The clip visually documents public ceremonial drill in a civic or military setting, with formal uniforms and spectators implied by the distant visitor viewpoint.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, insignia, flag, and location review may be needed in addition to separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1967 Ottawa 8mm guards drill, Canadian ceremonial guard home movie, red tunic bearskin hats, and 1960s parade ground footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ottawa 1967 material, then broader 1960s ceremonial guard or Canadian travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Ottawa home-movie frame showing three ceremonial guards in red tunics on a paved courtyard near stone buildings and flagpoles. — Three ceremonial guards stand spaced across a broad courtyard in front of stone walls and flags.

A ceremonial guard marches across the Ottawa courtyard while two other red-uniformed guards remain at attention near stone walls and a Canadian flag. — A marching guard passes between two stationary guards during the ceremonial drill.

Home-movie frame of two ceremonial guards grouped near the center and a third guard standing apart on the Ottawa parade ground. — Two guards stand near the center of the courtyard as a third remains posted to the right.

Three ceremonial guards hold drill positions in 1967 Ottawa, framed against a stone wall, green roofline, benches, and a Canadian flag. — The guards hold their positions on the open parade ground as the flag flies behind them.

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