Michigan USA-1961: Motorboats Docked at Wooden Pier

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

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Motorboats Docked at Wooden Pier — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a classic motorboat docked at a wooden pier. A smaller speedboat is moored in the foreground, with a larger cabin cruiser visible behind it, flying an American flag. The scene captures a quiet day on the water, with calm waves and distant boats on the horizon. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century boating life. The perspective suggests a handheld camera shot from the dock, capturing a nostalgic moment of leisure and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121079840

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 editorial or documentary requests needing Midwestern leisure boating, dockside transportation, or home-movie views of motorboats on inland water.
Period detail: The classic cabin cruiser, small speedboat, wooden pier, American flag, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century boating scene in Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged dockside viewpoint, likely filmed by a visitor or family member observing boats tied up beside the pier.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden pier, moored speedboat, larger cabin cruiser, American flag, calm water, distant boats, shoreline, and dockside building edge.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing insert for mid-century recreation, boating, or lakeside travel.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational motorboating and dockside leisure in an early-1960s Michigan setting without showing a named marina or event.
Research note: People and a possible boat marking or emblem are visible, so likeness, brand, and location identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan 8mm boating footage, vintage motorboats at dock, wooden pier home movie, or mid-century lake recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel waterfront footage, then Michigan 1961 material, then broader 1960s boating, docks, lakeside leisure, and transportation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a speedboat in the foreground and a cabin cruiser tied to a wooden pier on calm water. — A small speedboat sits moored near a larger cabin cruiser at the pier.

Dockside 8mm view of motorboats in Michigan, with a cabin cruiser, foreground speedboat, flag, and distant boats on the water. — Motorboats are tied beside the pier with distant water traffic on the horizon.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing the stern of a cabin cruiser beside a wooden pier, with calm water and a small flag visible. — The camera looks down the pier toward the stern of the moored cabin cruiser.

Home-movie frame from Michigan in 1961 showing a docked cabin cruiser, wooden pier, American flag, and distant boat on calm water. — A moored cabin cruiser fills the dockside view as the shoreline recedes behind it.

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