Quebec-1938: Military Parade Soldiers in Formation

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

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Military Parade Soldiers in Formation — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a military parade in Quebec, with soldiers in uniform standing in formation on a gravel field. The scene unfolds under overcast skies, with trees lining the background and a faint glow of light on the horizon. Soldiers stand at attention in disciplined rows, some holding instruments, suggesting a ceremonial band or drill unit. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, characteristic of home movie recordings from the late 1930s. The camera remains mostly static, capturing the solemnity and order of the event.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127267704

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: 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 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 military parade or ceremonial formation requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The uniforms, formal ranks, open gravel ground, and band-like grouping may show a late-1930s Canadian military ceremony or parade assembly.
Home-movie behavior: The static, distant viewpoint gives the scene the feel of a spectator recording an organized public ceremony rather than a staged production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed soldiers in rows, possible band members, a gravel field, trees, distant horizon light, and soft film-edge shadowing.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, dark exposure, color drift, and slight frame instability that mark it as original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, establishing insert, or memory beat for military ceremony, public assembly, or prewar-era community footage.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests disciplined public ceremony in Quebec, with uniformed adults arranged in formation on an open field before onlookers or command figures.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, context, and any music rights should be reviewed separately from underlying footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1938 Quebec 8mm military parade, soldiers in formation, ceremonial drill field, vintage home movie military band, and Canadian archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Quebec 1938 scenes, then broader 1930s military parade or public ceremony footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Quebec home-movie frame showing uniformed soldiers lined up across a gravel field under dark tree cover. — Soldiers stand in rows during a formal outdoor formation.

Uniformed soldiers in Quebec stand in long formation on a gravel field, with several figures gathered to the side. — The formation extends across the field as several people stand apart.

1938 Quebec footage shows uniformed adults grouped in ranks, possibly a ceremonial band or drill unit, on an open field. — A tighter view shows the grouped formation on the gravel ground.

The final frame shows the Quebec military formation held on the field, with separated figures near the front and trees beyond. — The soldiers remain aligned while the camera holds the distant spectator view.

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