Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1961: People On A Boat

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Michigan

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People On A Boat — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, in 1961, capturing joyful moments on a boat. A woman in a black patterned swimsuit laughs and gestures excitedly, while a shirtless man in sunglasses holds a drink. The scenes unfold on a sunny day with bright blue water and sky visible through the boat's frame. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural motion, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century leisure and family life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121076818

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 2015 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,linda communion,,d danielar
Reel-level year note: 1961-1962
Reel-level location note: detroit michigan,
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
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: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial sequences needing brief home-movie views of adults relaxing on a small boat in Michigan.
Period detail: The clothing, sunglasses, drink can, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s leisure style, supported by the 1961 clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in informal, unstaged boat activity, with a laughing woman and a seated man reacting naturally to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat interior, blue water and sky, adults in swimwear, sunglasses, a towel, and a drink can.
Film character: The clip has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, slight color fading, handheld framing, and uneven exposure in bright sun.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, family-leisure insert, summer transition, or cutaway in a mid-century recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents casual adult boating leisure in a sunny outdoor setting, without enough visible evidence to identify a specific waterway or event.
Research note: People and a likely branded drink can are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan boat home movie, 1960s adults on boat, 8mm summer leisure footage, and vintage boating drink can.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Grand Rapids or Michigan footage from 1961, then broader 1960s boating and summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a woman in a dark patterned swimsuit on a boat, with another adult partly visible and water behind them. — A woman in a patterned swimsuit stands on the boat in bright daylight.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a woman laughing and moving a white towel while seated or leaning on a small boat. — The woman laughs and gestures with a white towel on the boat.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a shirtless man in sunglasses seated on a boat, holding a drink can near the cabin structure. — A seated man in sunglasses holds a drink can aboard the boat.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a shirtless man in sunglasses raising a drink can while seated inside the boat. — The man raises the can while seated in the boat interior.

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