Ottawa Canada-1967: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band Marching in Red Serge

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

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band Marching in Red Serge — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from 1967 captures the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band marching in formation in Ottawa. Dressed in their iconic red serge uniforms and tall black bearskin hats, the musicians play brass and percussion instruments as they parade across a wide plaza. The historic Château Frontenac stands prominently in the background, its green copper roof gleaming under a bright sky. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows slight motion blur and natural film grain, conveying the authentic feel of a mid-century public ceremony. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into Canadian tradition and ceremonial pageantry.

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: 125636200

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 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 Canadian ceremony requests needing brief home-movie footage of a uniformed marching band in Ottawa.
Period detail: The red serge uniforms, bearskin-style hats, brass instruments, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s public parade setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a spectator position as the band forms, turns, and passes across a broad paved plaza.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red-uniformed band members, black hats, brass horns, drums, a bandmaster, open pavement, and a large chateau-style building.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight blur, exposure variation, and contact-print wear that suit home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or establishing memory beat for Canadian pageantry or 1960s public ceremony.
Historical context: The footage shows formal ceremonial music and public spectatorship around uniformed performers without proving the specific event or occasion.
Research note: People and recognizable uniforms are visible, and audible music is flagged, so likeness, performance, and music rights should be reviewed separately from film copyright.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1967 Ottawa home movie, RCMP band parade, Canadian red serge marching band, and 8mm ceremonial footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Ottawa 1967 footage, then Canadian parade or ceremonial band material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Ottawa home-movie frame showing a red-uniformed marching band in formation with brass and drums on a paved plaza. — Band members in red uniforms stand and play across the plaza, with a large historic building in the background.

1967 Ottawa frame of uniformed band members marching across open pavement, filmed from a spectator viewpoint. — The band advances in formation, with percussion and brass players spread across the paved area.

1967 Ottawa home-movie close view of uniformed band musicians playing brass while marching in formation. — A closer angle shows brass players and ranks of uniformed musicians continuing the parade movement.

1967 Ottawa frame showing the marching band arranged across the plaza, with drums, brass, and a chateau-style building behind. — The formation stretches across the open plaza as musicians hold instruments and continue the ceremony.

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