Quebec-1938: Soldiers in Red Uniforms Stand in Formation During Ceremony

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

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Soldiers in Red Uniforms Stand in Formation During Ceremony — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a ceremonial military formation in Quebec. Soldiers in striking red uniforms and black bearskin hats stand in precise lines, some holding rifles, during a formal outdoor event. The footage, shot from behind an audience member, shows a sunlit courtyard with trees and historic buildings in the background. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic archival charm, evoking mid-20th century Canadian history and public pageantry.

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: 127267734

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: 1930s Quebec home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing ceremonial soldiers in red uniforms viewed from a public audience position.
Period detail: The clip shows red tunics, dark bearskin-style hats, rifles, formal ranks, and historic stone surroundings that fit the supplied 1938 Quebec context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records from behind spectators, with heads and a dark hat partly blocking the view in a candid visitor-shot perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include soldiers in red uniforms, dark hats, rifles, a band-like formation, spectators in the foreground, trees, stone paving, and distant buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for civic ceremony, military pageantry, tourism, or prewar Canadian travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents public ceremonial display and spectatorship, but the exact unit, event, and site should not be inferred from the frames alone.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, editorial context, and any music rights need review separate from the film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Quebec 8mm ceremony, Canadian soldiers red uniforms, home movie military formation, and vintage public pageantry.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Quebec scenes, then other 1938 Quebec footage, then broader Canadian ceremony or military formation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Quebec home-movie frame showing red-uniformed soldiers in formal ranks, partly obscured by audience heads in the foreground. — Soldiers stand in formation while spectators watch from a raised or seated viewpoint.

1938 Quebec frame with ceremonial soldiers in red uniforms and dark hats, distant hills, stone architecture, and a foreground spectator hat. — A ceremonial formation is seen across the courtyard with a spectator hat blocking the center view.

1938 Quebec home-movie view of a ceremonial soldier line, with foreground spectators partially blocking the frame. — The handheld view catches the formation through gaps between nearby spectators.

1938 Quebec frame showing soldiers in red uniforms at attention across a sunlit courtyard, with a spectator's head in front. — A small formation stands at attention while the audience remains visible in the foreground.

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