Michigan USA-1961: Recreational Motorboat With American Flag Floating On Lake

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

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Recreational Motorboat With American Flag Floating On Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a classic white and brown recreational motorboat floating on a calm lake in Michigan. The boat features a distinctive canopy and an American flag at the stern, with several occupants visible onboard. The scene captures a nostalgic summer day with lush green trees lining the shoreline under an overcast sky. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic vertical scratches of 8mm film, offering authentic archival quality for historical or nostalgic projects.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121077291

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Michigan, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 American leisure, boating, lake recreation, or Michigan summer-life sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Period detail: The cabin-style motorboat, stern-mounted U.S. flag, clothing silhouettes, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s recreational boating setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, watching a family or small group relax aboard a boat from another position on the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white-and-brown motorboat, canopy, American flag, occupants, lake water, wooded shoreline, overcast sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, vertical scratches, slight fading, and mild handheld drift that read as original home-movie material.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, cutaway, memory beat, or transition for lake vacations, boating culture, or midcentury family recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual postwar American leisure on inland water, with a privately filmed motorboat outing rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People and a possible boat name or marking are visible, so likeness and brand or vessel-identification review may be needed separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1961 Michigan 8mm lake boating, vintage American flag motorboat, family lake vacation, or midcentury home movie boat footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake footage, then other Michigan 1961 home movies, then broader 1960s boating, summer recreation, and American leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a cabin-style recreational motorboat with occupants and a U.S. flag on a calm lake. — A classic recreational motorboat floats near a tree-lined shoreline with an American flag at the stern.

Side view of the 1961 Michigan lake motorboat, with passengers visible beneath the canopy and a U.S. flag at the rear. — The boat drifts across the frame, showing its canopy, stern flag, and several visible passengers.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame with a white-and-brown cabin motorboat centered against water and dense shoreline trees. — The motorboat sits farther from camera, framed by lake water and a wooded bank.

Final 1961 Michigan lake frame showing the motorboat from aft angle, with occupants, U.S. flag, and wooded shore visible. — The boat recedes slightly, its flag and stern details visible against the green shoreline.

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