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Montreal Canada-1950: A Cruise Boat Approaches a Pier Near the Coast

  • Year1950
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationMontreal, Canada
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Canada
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A Cruise Boat Approaches a Pier Near the Coast — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1950, this vintage home movie captures a large passenger ferry approaching a pier along the coast near Montreal, Canada. The clip, viewed through a window frame, shows the ship moving across the water under a bright sky, with sunlight glinting off the waves. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, film grain, and a slightly faded color palette. The scene evokes mid-century travel and maritime transportation, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127476361

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Montreal, Canada Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • cruise
  • boat
  • coast
  • sea
  • beach
  • front
  • pier
  • transportation
  • montreal canada
  • 1950
  • 1950s ferry footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Montreal Canada 1950
  • passenger ship arrival
  • coastal transportation
  • historic maritime
  • Super 8 home movie
  • retro travel footage
  • 1950s boat
  • archival ferry clip
  • seaside pier
  • vintage travel
  • 1950s nostalgia
  • 8mm archival footage
  • classic film
  • old boat
  • maritime history
  • vintage documentary
  • retro footage
  • 1950s Canada

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary or education requests around Canadian maritime travel, ferry approaches, and mid-century waterfront views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950 8mm view near Montreal, with a passenger ferry crossing sunlit water behind a dark window frame.
A large passenger vessel moves across bright water beyond the window frame.

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