Michigan USA-1961: American Family On A Boat Cruising On A Summer Day

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

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American Family On A Boat Cruising On A Summer Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a classic motorboat cruising on a calm lake. The boat, with a white hull and dark brown trim, carries several passengers under a canopy, with an American flag visible. The scene unfolds on a cloudy summer day, with tree-lined shores in the background. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic dark borders of 8mm film, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century American leisure and family recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121077049

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 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 requests needing 1960s American home-movie boating, lake recreation, or mid-century family leisure as documentary or educational b-roll.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage, canopy motorboat, small stern flag, and casual lake setting support an early 1960s American leisure context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family boating moment from another vessel or shoreline viewpoint, with passengers seated casually under the canopy.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white-and-brown motorboat, canopy frame, seated passengers, American flag, calm lake water, cloudy sky, wooded shoreline, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate borders, and slight handheld instability give the short scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway for summer travel, family recreation, or lake-life sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects private mid-century leisure on a Michigan lake without identifying the family, boat model, exact lake, or occasion.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan 8mm lake boating, 1960s American family motorboat, vintage home movie summer lake, and Super 8 style leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s boating, summer recreation, and family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a white-and-brown motorboat on a lake with passengers seated beneath a canopy. — Motorboat cruises across calm water with wooded shoreline in the background.

1961 Michigan lake scene with a canopy motorboat carrying several visible people past a wooded shoreline. — Canopy motorboat moves slowly across the lake under overcast light.

Home-movie view of a 1961 Michigan motorboat crossing a lake, with stern flag, canopy, passengers, and shoreline visible. — Passengers ride beneath the canopy as the motorboat passes the camera.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a family-style motorboat on calm lake water with passengers and a small stern flag. — The white-and-brown motorboat continues along the lake near a wooded shore.

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