Quebec-1938: Soldiers in Red Coats Standing in Formation

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

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Soldiers in Red Coats Standing in Formation — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: Soldiers in bright red coats stand in precise formation on a sunlit field, their dark trousers contrasting against the pale ground. The 8mm film captures the scene with characteristic grain and color shifts, showing a formal military display under a bright sky. Trees line the background, and the footage exhibits the warm, slightly faded tones typical of vintage home movie footage from the late 1930s. The camera remains steady, focusing on the disciplined ranks of uniformed men during what appears to be a parade or ceremonial drill.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127267661

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 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

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 1930s Quebec editorial sequences needing home-movie views of uniformed soldiers in formation during an outdoor ceremonial drill or parade display.
Period detail: The red coats, dark trousers, formal ranks, open field, and 8mm color stock support a late-1930s military or ceremonial scene in Quebec.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a bystander home-movie view, watching the formation from a distance rather than staging or directing the soldiers.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rows of red-coated soldiers, dark trousers, a pale open field, trees, a low background structure, sky, and heavy frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, color fading, gate shadows, and slight contact-sheet darkness that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, establishing cutaway, transition beat, or period texture within a sequence about prewar public ceremony or military display.
Historical context: The scene shows organized uniformed ranks in public space, but the exact unit, event, and purpose are not identifiable from the visible frames alone.
Research note: People are visible and the military context warrants review; copyright, likeness, and any institutional permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Quebec 8mm soldiers in red coats, Canadian military formation home movie, and 1930s outdoor ceremonial drill footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Quebec material, then related 1930s military parade or public ceremony footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Quebec home-movie frame showing red-coated soldiers in formation on an open field with trees behind them. — Soldiers in red coats stand in ordered ranks on a sunlit field.

1938 Quebec frame with the formation mostly off to the left and the open field, trees, and distant low structures visible. — The camera drifts across the field, leaving the ranks partly out of view.

Underexposed 1938 Quebec home-movie frame showing red-coated soldiers lined up near trees on an outdoor field. — The formation remains visible in a darker, grainier section of the shot.

1938 Quebec frame showing red-coated soldiers in formation along the left side of a broad outdoor field. — Red-coated ranks are framed at the edge of the ceremonial ground.

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