Michigan USA-1961: View Of A Motorboat On The Water Slowly Moving Away From The

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

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View Of A Motorboat On The Water Slowly Moving Away From The — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a classic motorboat gliding across a calm lake in Michigan. The white and brown boat, adorned with an American flag, moves slowly away from the camera, carrying several passengers in casual summer attire. The scene is framed by a dense forest shoreline under an overcast sky, with authentic film grain and slight color fading characteristic of mid-century home movies. The camera remains steady, capturing the nostalgic leisure of a family outing on the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 121076988

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: 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 Michigan leisure, family boating, lake recreation, or mid-century vacation inserts in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s pleasure boating, with a cabin-style motorboat, wood-toned stern, canvas canopy, and small U.S. flag visible on the water.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel as passengers ride casually while the boat moves away from the camera across a quiet lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white and brown motorboat, passengers under a canopy, a U.S. flag at the stern, lake water, wooded shoreline, overcast sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The 8mm image shows soft focus, visible grain, mild fading, and steady home-movie framing that preserve the texture of the original physical film scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm cutaway, memory beat, travel transition, or establishing insert for lakeside recreation and family vacation material.
Historical context: The scene reflects private recreational boating on a wooded Michigan lake, with the camera observing a small group outing rather than a formal public event.
Research note: People are visible and a flag and boat details appear in frame, so likeness, identifying features, and any visible brand marks should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan lake motorboat footage, 8mm family boating home movie, mid-century summer lake recreation, and vintage cabin cruiser on water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader 1960s boating, vacation, and family recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a cabin-style motorboat crossing calm lake water with passengers visible under the rear canopy. — Motorboat passes across the lake with passengers seated beneath the canopy.

Side profile of the boat moving on the lake in front of a wooded shoreline.

Rear view of the 1961 Michigan lake boat as it moves away from the camera, with passengers under the canopy and trees filling the background. — The boat turns or moves away, showing its wood-toned stern and wake on the lake.

A rear three-quarter view shows the motorboat moving farther from the camera on a Michigan lake, with passengers aboard and forested shoreline beyond. — The boat continues away from the camera across the open water.

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