Michigan USA-1961: People Sailing In A Large Expensive White Yacht

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

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People Sailing In A Large Expensive White Yacht — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a white motor yacht with wooden trim cruising on a calm lake. The boat, marked with the number IL 4432, features a classic design with a cabin and open deck where several people are seen enjoying a leisurely day on the water. The scene is framed by a dark border, typical of old film, with visible grain and slight color fading. Lush green trees line the shoreline under an overcast sky, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century American leisure and family vacation life.

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: 121077138

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 1960s U.S. leisure, boating, family vacation, or prosperity-era recreation requests needing real 8mm lake footage.
Period detail: The cabin cruiser styling, film color, and home-movie framing support a 1961 Michigan leisure setting without identifying a specific lake or marina.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view of people aboard a motor yacht as it passes on calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white cabin cruiser, windshield, railings, fenders, lake water, wooded shoreline, overcast sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century boating, lake vacations, or affluent recreational life.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects private leisure on an American lake in the early 1960s, with wooded shoreline and a large pleasure boat as the main subject.
Research note: People are visible aboard the boat, so likeness review may be needed; no clear brands are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan 8mm home movie yacht, vintage lake boating footage, 1960s cabin cruiser, and mid-century American vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake scenes, then broader 1960s boating or family vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a white motor yacht with cabin, railings, and fenders moving across calm lake water. — A white cabin cruiser passes in front of a tree-lined shore on calm water.

White motor yacht seen through dark 8mm frame borders, with the bow and cabin visible against a wooded Michigan shoreline. — The boat moves partly out of frame, emphasizing the handheld home-movie view.

A 1961 Michigan 8mm frame shows the yacht closer in view, with cabin windows, railings, fenders, water, and wooded shore. — The cabin cruiser fills much of the frame as it passes along the lake.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a white cabin cruiser on calm water, with people faintly visible near the cabin and wooded shore behind. — People are faintly visible aboard the yacht as it passes a tree-lined shoreline.

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