Quebec-1938: British Royal Guards in Military Formation

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationQuebec, Canada
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Quebec Canada

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British Royal Guards in Military Formation — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: British Royal Guards in vibrant red tunics and tall black bearskin hats stand in precise formation at a historic stone fortress. The grainy 8mm film captures the solemnity of the ceremonial guard, with one sentry standing at attention near a rope barrier. Rows of guards in uniform line up in disciplined rows across a courtyard, their red coats contrasting against the muted stone and overcast sky. The footage, shot through a dark frame, evokes a sense of imperial tradition and archival authenticity from the late 1930s.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127267655

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: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Quebec, Canada Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s Quebec archival requests needing ceremonial military guard footage for documentary, museum, education, or historical montage use.
Period detail: The red tunics, dark bearskin-style hats, stone walls, rope barrier, and parade-ground formation support a late-1930s ceremonial guard setting in Quebec.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, watching the formation from behind a dark frame as one sentry and rows of guards hold position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a stone fortress wall, rope barrier, sentry, rows of red-coated guards, tall dark hats, open courtyard, trees, and distant rooflines.
Film character: The 8mm image shows soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, dark frame edges, and slight handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or short establishing cutaway for ceremonial military presence in prewar Quebec travel footage.
Historical context: The footage shows public ceremonial guard display and visitor observation, reflecting imperial military pageantry as seen through amateur travel filming.
Research note: People are visible in uniform, so likeness and institutional identification should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Quebec 8mm footage, British royal guards in formation, red tunic sentries, ceremonial guard courtyard, and vintage military parade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Quebec travel scenes, then with 1938 Quebec fortress or guard footage, then with ceremonial military formation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1938 Quebec footage, a red-uniformed sentry stands at attention near a rope barrier and stone fortress wall. — Sentry standing near a roped walkway against stone walls.

Rows of red-coated guards stand in ceremonial formation in a Quebec courtyard, with trees and rooflines behind them. — Guard formation lined across the courtyard.

The 1938 Quebec home-movie view shows a broad guard formation in red tunics across a courtyard below dark trees. — Wide view of guards in formation below the tree line.

Uniformed guards in red tunics and dark hats stand in multiple rows during a ceremonial formation in Quebec. — Multiple rows of guards holding formation in the courtyard.

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