Michigan USA-1961: Man on Motorboat Docked at Wooden Pier

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

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Man on Motorboat Docked at Wooden Pier — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 captures a man standing on a dark motorboat docked at a wooden pier. The boat features a canopy and flies an American flag, with another vessel visible on the calm water in the background. The scene, viewed through a dark frame, shows a classic mid-century lakeside setting with a white building and a parked car nearby. The film exhibits characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic, authentic 1960s home movie feel.

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: 121079858

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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1961 Michigan home-movie footage for productions needing mid-century lakeside boating, dock life, or recreational water travel inserts.
Period detail: The canopy motorboat, small American flag, wooden pier, and soft 8mm color may show early-1960s recreational boating culture in Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, watching a man on a docked boat from close range beside the pier.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark motorboat, wooden dock, calm lake water, American flag, distant boat, shoreline, white building wall, and a larger cabin cruiser.
Film character: The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, color fading, and handheld framing through dark film edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a family vacation, lake recreation, or boating sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday leisure around a Michigan waterfront without confirming the exact lake, marina, family identity, or occasion.
Research note: People and possible branded or identifiable boat details warrant review for likeness and trademark issues, separate from footage copyright clearance.
Research search match: Searches such as 1961 Michigan 8mm boating, vintage docked motorboat, mid-century lake home movie, and American flag boat cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1961 waterfront footage, then broader vintage boating and lake recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a man on a docked canopy motorboat near a wooden pier, with a small flag and lake water behind. — A man stands on a canopy motorboat tied alongside a wooden dock.

A 1961 Michigan home-movie frame shows a man silhouetted on a docked motorboat beside a wooden pier, with lake water and shoreline beyond. — The docked boat and pier are framed by dark film edges and lake water.

The 8mm frame shows the same Michigan dock scene with a canopy motorboat, small flag, wooden planks, and a distant boat on the lake. — A moored motorboat sits close to the dock in a quiet waterfront view.

A 1961 Michigan 8mm frame shows a larger cabin cruiser tied along the dock, with railings, windows, shoreline, and waterfront structures visible. — The view shifts to a larger cabin cruiser moored along the dock.

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