St Paul Minnesota USA-1962: Sunset In Fall On The Dock Of The Lake

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Sunset In Fall On The Dock Of The Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from St. Paul, Minnesota, 1962, capturing a serene autumn sunset over a forested lake. The warm golden light of the setting sun illuminates the sky with soft clouds, casting a peaceful glow over the silhouetted treeline and distant hills. The scene transitions to a quiet dock where a young man sits in silhouette, possibly tending a small campfire, with the calm water reflecting the fading light. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and subtle scratches, evoking a nostalgic, intimate 1960s American outdoor memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120813759

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Archival 1960s 8mm footage for productions needing a quiet North American lake sunset, autumn outdoor atmosphere, or reflective home-movie transition.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s amateur color-film handling through warm exposure, soft focus, and a simple lakeside dock setting supported by the supplied 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The unstaged value comes from a private lakeside view shifting from sunset over trees to a silhouetted young man seated on a dock near a small flame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include golden sunset clouds, dark treeline and low hills, reflective lake water, a wooden dock, a seated silhouetted figure, and a small fire or bright flame near the dock edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries warm color drift, visible grain, light scratches, soft focus, and exposure bloom around the sun that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, seasonal transition, lakeside cutaway, or quiet closing insert between family, travel, or outdoor recreation scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually places a private leisure moment in a mid-century American lake environment without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: A person is visible in silhouette, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, audible music, or clearly identifiable private interiors are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm lake sunset, Minnesota home movie dock, autumn lakeside silhouette, vintage family film campfire, and Super 8 style sunset water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other St. Paul or Minnesota 1962 material, then with broader 1960s lake, camping, sunset, or autumn outdoor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Warm 1962 8mm home-movie frame from the supplied Minnesota clip showing the sun setting behind a dark wooded ridge under streaked clouds. — Sunset behind a wooded lakeshore.

Warm 8mm frame showing a low orange sun near a silhouetted treeline, with soft clouds and visible film texture from the supplied 1962 lakeside footage. — Low sun over the wooded horizon.

Overexposed golden sunset sky in the supplied 1962 8mm lake scene, with cloud bands above a dark wooded horizon and visible vertical film wear. — Bright sunset sky above trees.

1962 8mm lakeside frame from the supplied Minnesota clip showing a young man or seated figure in silhouette on a dock, with reflective water and a small flame nearby. — Seated silhouette on a lakeside dock.

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