Vintage Stock Footage
1969 Michigan
232 clips filmed in Michigan in 1969, from 1 source reel, 5 to 6 seconds long. Every clip on this page licenses directly from Stockfilm for $149, royalty-free.
$149 flat license · royalty-free worldwide
About this footage
Tulips are everywhere in this footage. A homemade title card opens one reel with "OUR TRIP TO HOLLAND, MICH. MAY 10-17-69," and the camera then moves through beds of red, pink, yellow and white blooms planted in long stripes and blocks, one with a small blue windmill in the middle, and along streets edged with tulip borders.
Street performances take up another stretch. Dancers in Dutch costume, the women in white bonnets and full skirts, move in circles and lines while photographers crouch in front of them. Other costumed groups scrub the wet pavement with long brooms and buckets, and women carry wooden yokes.
Between the festival scenes the travelers drive a blue car over sand dunes, the side mirror reflecting the passengers, and stop at a marina, a red engine with a huge flywheel behind a fence, a radar dome on a steel tower and a sunset over open water. The reels suit work on spring tulip festivals, costumed street dancing and small-town Michigan in 1969.
Holland Michigan (1969): Spring Brings Beautiful Yellow Tulips To A Quiet Rural
Holland Michigan (1969): View Of Flying Netherlands Flag Against Blue Sky On A
Holland Michigan (1969): Blue Clouds In The Sky Over The Ocean During The Sunset
Holland Michigan (1969): Driving Car Filming Nature Grass Trees Sky Blue Road
Holland Michigan (1969): Sandy Landscape With The Sea In The Background On A Sunny
Holland Michigan (1969): Flags Waving In The Wind On A Clear Day With A Windmill
Michigan (1969): The Man Sitting Reading A Book In A Calm And Peaceful Place
Michigan (1969): Man Sitting In The Yard Reading With Fence And Greenery In The
Holland Michigan (1969): Americas Best Festival Tulip Time Festival Honoring
Holland Michigan (1969): A Lighthouse Place AN Important Tool In A Season
Holland Michigan (1969): A Lighthouse Place An Important Tool In A Season
Holland Michigan (1969): Large Brown House With Watermill Over Water In Green Area
Holland Michigan (1969): Inland City Peaceful Beautiful And Harmonious Simply A
Holland Michigan (1969): A Tree With Red Leaves Behind Two Moving Cars And Later A
Holland Michigan (1969): Their Is A Man That Reading The Dutch In Michigan Sign
Holland Michigan (1969): A Place To Enjoy The Green And Flowers Park With Natures
Holland Michigan (1969): Two People Walk In Park With Pink Flowers On A Clear Day
Holland Michigan (1969): Windy Rural Sea View Village Ends On Discarded Fragment
Holland Michigan (1969): A Clean Road With Some Nice Buildings Around The Place To
Holland Michigan (1969): A Flower With Huge Area Was Make To See The Green Trees
Holland Michigan (1969): Flower Beds Filled With Different Colored Tulips In
Holland Michigan (1969): Someone Is Filming A Park And A Mountain
Holland Michigan (1969): A Huge Bridge Was Very Great To See The River Side And
Holland Michigan (1969): Sand Dune Near Beach Pulls People Towards Water For
What is on the reels
The subjects tagged most often across the 232 clips on this page, with how many clips carry each tag.
- nature104
- people74
- flowers40
- trees34
- water29
- buildings24
- street24
- community event23
- man23
- house21
Source reels
1 physical reel behind this page. Years and places are quoted as written on the reel record where one exists.
- Reel 10201969 / holland michigan
Frequently asked questions
What kind of 1969 Michigan footage is available?
232 clips of home movie footage filmed in Michigan in 1969, scanned from original 8mm reels. The subjects tagged most often across these clips are nature, people, flowers, trees and water.
What format was 1969 Michigan footage shot on?
The source reels behind this page are Super 8 (1 reel). 1960s home movies were shot on Standard 8mm and on Super 8, which reached buyers in 1965. We scan original reels at 4K and color-correct each clip while keeping the film grain.
How many of these clips can I license directly?
All 232. Each one licenses directly from Stockfilm for $149, royalty-free, with the 4K master delivered after checkout.
Which reels did this footage come from?
1 physical source reel, including reel 1020. Each reel page lists the film gauge, reel size, and the years and places written on the original reel where that record exists.
Can I license 1969 Michigan stock footage commercially?
232 clips on this page are available for royalty-free direct licensing from Stockfilm. Commercial use, including advertising and branded content, applies only to clips marked Commercial; clips marked Editorial only are limited to documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Each clip page and grid card shows the status.
Where can I download 1969 Michigan archival footage?
Open a clip from the collection above, choose License Direct, and complete checkout to receive the licensed master download from Stockfilm.