Michigan USA-1961: Man On The Bow Of A Boat, Throwing What Appears To Be An Object

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

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Man On The Bow Of A Boat, Throwing What Appears To Be An... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a white motorboat on a calm lake in Michigan. The boat, with a classic design and a visible name on the bow, floats near a tree-lined shore under an overcast sky. Several people are aboard, including a man on the bow who appears to be throwing an object overboard. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame edges of Super 8 footage, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century leisure and family recreation on the water.

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: 121077181

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, lake recreation, or family home-movie sequences needing a brief archival insert of people aboard a small motorboat.
Period detail: The white cabin motorboat, 8mm color stock, clothing silhouettes, and family-recreation setting support a mid-century 1961 Michigan home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the way people remain aboard while a man on the bow appears to handle or toss something toward the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white motorboat, bow rail, people on deck, lake water, wooded shoreline, cloudy sky, rope or line, and rounded film-frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, vertical scratches, and slight handheld instability give the scan recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a lake-life cutaway, a transition into boating memories, or a brief action beat within a family recreation montage.
Historical context: The footage reflects private leisure on a Michigan lake, showing small-boat recreation and casual social presence without identifying a public event.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no clear brands or private property are apparent, while copyright status remains separate from clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan lake boating, vintage 8mm motorboat footage, family home movie on water, and man on bow throwing object.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader vintage boating or family recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a white motorboat with people aboard on a calm lake near trees. — A white cabin motorboat floats near a tree-lined shore.

White motorboat on a Michigan lake, with people aboard and a rope or line hanging from the bow. — People remain aboard as the boat faces the camera from the lake.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame with the cabin boat approaching front-on and a person near the bow. — The motorboat is seen nearly head-on with a person at the bow.

A man on the bow of a white motorboat appears to handle or throw an object while the boat sits on a Michigan lake. — A man stands on the bow as the boat floats on the lake.

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