Montreal Canada-1950: People Standing on Lawn Before White House

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Year1950
Decade1950s
LocationMontreal, Canada
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Canada

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People Standing on Lawn Before White House — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Montreal, Canada, in 1950 captures a sunny day on a manicured lawn in front of a large white house. Several people in period attire stroll and stand, including a man in a light suit and a woman in a black coat with sunglasses. The scene features classic white Adirondack chairs and green awnings, with a relaxed, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127475930

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

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 1216 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: st. lawrense river,tadoussac
Reel-level year note: 1950
Reel-level location note: montreal canada
Date: 1950 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Montreal, Canada Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1950s Montreal home-movie footage of adults socializing outdoors near a large white residence or hotel-like building.
Period detail: Period clues include mid-century coats and suits, white lawn chairs, green awnings, and the color 8mm home-movie look noted in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor viewpoint as adults pause, smile, and stand casually on a manicured lawn in bright sun.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in coats and suits, a white building facade, arched openings, green awnings, white lawn chairs, and trimmed grass.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, bright exposure, slight blur, and contact-frame edges that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, social cutaway, or transition into mid-century leisure, travel, or family-reel material.
Historical context: The scene suggests a polite outdoor gathering or visit in a well-kept setting, without enough evidence to identify the building or occasion.
Research note: Adults' faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status, location permissions, and property context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Montreal 8mm home movie lawn gathering, adults outside white house, and vintage Canada color family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1950 Montreal material, then broader mid-century outdoor social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950 Montreal home-movie frame of adults in coats and suits standing on a lawn before a white building with green awnings. — Adults gather on a bright lawn outside a white building with awnings and chairs.

Adults stand and move across a sunny lawn in Montreal, with white chairs, green awnings, and a pale building facade behind them. — People stand on the lawn near white chairs and shaded awnings.

1950 Montreal home-movie frame showing adults in mid-century dress facing the camera on a sunny lawn outside a white building. — Adults pause for the camera on the lawn, with the building and chairs behind them.

A heavily degraded 8mm frame shows faint architectural detail and strong grain, with the scene mostly obscured. — The final frame is largely obscured by exposure and grain, with only faint building detail visible.

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