Quebec-1938: Queen's Guards in Red Tunics Standing in Formation

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

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Queen's Guards in Red Tunics Standing in Formation — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: Queen's Guards in vibrant red tunics and tall black bearskin hats stand in formation on a gravel courtyard, their ceremonial rifles gleaming in the daylight. The historic stone walls and distant spires of a Quebec fortress loom in the background, captured on grainy 8mm film with authentic vintage color and soft focus. The guards remain at attention, their disciplined posture reflecting the ceremonial tradition of the era. This archival home movie footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century royal military pageantry, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

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: 127267792

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: Yes

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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: 1930s Quebec 8mm footage supporting documentary or education requests for ceremonial guards, royal military pageantry, and visitor-shot Canadian travel scenes.
Period detail: The red tunics, tall black hats, formal spacing, rifles, and stone courtyard setting may show period ceremonial guard practice in Quebec during the late 1930s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing the guards from a distance as they hold formation and shift subtly within the courtyard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed guards, red tunics, tall black hats, rifles, gravel ground, stone buildings, trees, and distant spires.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that gives the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for travel, ceremony, military pageantry, or prewar Canadian location context.
Historical context: The footage shows public ceremonial display and uniformed discipline in a historic-looking Quebec setting without proving a specific event or unit identity.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, institutional identification, and music rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Search phrases may include 1938 Quebec guards 8mm, Queen's Guards home movie, red tunic soldiers courtyard, and Canadian ceremonial military footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Quebec travel footage, then other 1938 Quebec scenes, then broader ceremonial guards or historic military pageantry material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Quebec, Canada, uniformed guards in red tunics and tall black hats stand at attention on a broad gravel courtyard. — Guards stand in formation across the open courtyard.

Uniformed guards in red tunics hold position with rifles in a Quebec courtyard, with stone structures and trees behind them. — A small group of guards stands near the stone buildings.

A closer view shows uniformed guards in red tunics and tall hats grouped in formation on the Quebec gravel courtyard. — The formation is seen closer as guards hold their positions.

Uniformed guards stand together in a Quebec courtyard, with one guard positioned separately to the right near the open gravel space. — A larger guard group stands together while one figure remains apart.

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