Pedestrians in 1950s dress walk a wide sunny promenade beside a multi-story building with yellow awnings and classical white columns; partial signage legible on facade, circa 1952. — Pedestrians on a sunny promenade beside a columned commercial building, circa 1952.

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Pedestrians on a sunny promenade beside a columned commercial building, circa 1952 — Quebec, 1952

Name: Pedestrians on a sunny promenade beside a columned commercial building, circa 1952 — Quebec, 1952 · 4K image license
Brand: Stockfilm
SKU: still:123333835-2
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Catalog year: 1952
Location: Quebec, Canada
Image: Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Pedestrians in 1950s dress walk a wide sunny promenade beside a multi-story building with yellow awnings and classical white columns; partial signage legible on facade, circa 1952.

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Source footage and archive context

Quebec Canada-1952: Pedestrians Walk Busy Street with Yellow Awnings

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Source format: 8mm.

Browse the collection: 1952 Quebec Canada.

Date documentation · estimated

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 documentation · estimated

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.

Source reel 1570

Reel label: dr. mc petersen

Year note: 1952

Location note: florida,washington dc,canada

Period detail

Yellow scalloped shop awnings, women in mid-length skirts, men in suits and hats, and a columned building with upper balcony suggest an early 1950s commercial promenade.

Film character

Color-saturated 8mm stock shows warm tones, moderate grain, and natural exposure typical of amateur early-1950s colour film, with slight vignetting at frame edges.

Historical context

The uniform yellow awnings and columned building arcade suggest a regulated commercial district or planned promenade typical of mid-century North American cities.

Research note

Multiple pedestrians appear in frame with partially visible faces; at least one red-and-white commercial sign in frame 1 may depict a recognisable brand — both warrant clearance review.

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