Ottawa Canada-1967: Canadian Guards March In Formation Bearing Rifles

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

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Canadian Guards March In Formation Bearing Rifles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures Canadian Guards marching in precise formation during a ceremonial parade in Ottawa. Dressed in iconic red tunics, black trousers, and tall black bearskin hats with red plumes, the soldiers move in unison across a paved courtyard. Their white belts and gloves contrast sharply with their uniforms as they carry rifles. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125636237

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm Ottawa ceremonial guard footage for documentaries, museum pieces, educational edits, or editorial sequences needing Canadian military parade imagery.
Period detail: The red tunics, black bearskin hats with red plumes, white belts, rifles, and 8mm color stock support a 1967 ceremonial guard scene in Ottawa.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from the edge of the courtyard, watching the soldiers pass and turn in formation rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marching guards, red tunics, black bearskin hats, rifles, white gloves and belts, paved courtyard, distant greenery, and partial background structures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, saturated reds, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or establishing cutaway for Canadian ceremony, military pageantry, Ottawa travel, or 1960s public spectacle.
Historical context: The scene shows formal guards drilling in a public ceremonial setting, reflecting mid-century pageantry and tourist-observed military display without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so copyright, likeness, and institutional context should be reviewed separately before commercial or sensitive use.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1967 Ottawa 8mm guard parade, Canadian guards marching rifles, ceremonial soldiers red tunics, and vintage home movie military formation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Ottawa 1967 material, then Canadian ceremonial guards, military parade footage, or 1960s travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Ottawa home-movie frame of Canadian Guards in red tunics and black bearskin hats marching in formation with rifles. — Guards in ceremonial uniform march across a paved courtyard in formation.

Canadian Guards in Ottawa, 1967, turning in ceremonial formation with rifles while more guards line the background. — The formation turns as guards with rifles move in step across the courtyard.

Close 1967 Ottawa frame of ceremonial guards marching past the camera in red tunics, bearskin hats, and white belts. — Several guards pass close to the camera while the formation continues behind them.

1967 Ottawa home-movie view of Canadian Guards marching away in orderly rows across a paved ceremonial area. — The guard formation moves away from the camera in a disciplined line.

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