Rear doors and whitewall tyre of a black late-1940s limousine with passengers inside, beside a rail yard in Montreal, circa 1950. — The rear of the black limousine, with passengers seen through the windows and a boxcar on the sidings behind. Montreal, circa 1950.

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The rear of the black limousine, with passengers seen through the windows and a boxcar on the sidings behind. Montreal, circa 1950 — Montreal, Quebec, 1950

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Catalog year: 1950
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Rear doors and whitewall tyre of a black late-1940s limousine with passengers inside, beside a rail yard in Montreal, circa 1950.

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Source footage and archive context

Montreal Quebec-1950: Black Limousine With Whitewall Tyres Parked Beside a Rail Yard

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

Browse the collection: 1950 Montreal Canada.

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Period detail

The limousine's rounded fenders, heavy chrome grille and wide whitewall tyres fit a body of about 1946-47, and the wooden boxcar and steel-sash factory windows suit the same era.

Film character

Colour 8mm with saturated blues in the black paint, flaring highlights on chrome and tyres, fine grain and a slightly unsteady handheld pan.

Historical context

A chauffeur-style limousine set against freight sidings and a factory shows a visitor's car in a working district of a port and rail city around 1950.

Research note

Copyright in the film is separate from likeness and property; passengers are small and soft behind glass, the car's make is unconfirmed, and the buildings are unnamed private property.

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