Michigan USA-1961: Motorboat Anchored at a Dock

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

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Motorboat Anchored at a Dock — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 shows a classic white and wood trim motorboat docked at a lakeside pier. The boat, marked with the number IL448E, features a curved windshield, chrome railings, and white curtains inside. People are visible on the dock in the background, suggesting a leisurely day of recreation. The scene captures the nostalgic charm of mid-century American lake life with authentic film grain, color saturation, and slight camera movement typical of handheld Super 8 footage.

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: 121079877

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 American leisure, lake recreation, and family boating sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie material from Michigan.
Period detail: The wood-trim cabin motorboat, curved windshield, chrome railings, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century recreational boating setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged dockside viewpoint, with people visible in the background while the camera lingers on the moored boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white cabin motorboat, varnished wood bow, chrome railings, curtained windows, dock planks, lake water, distant boats, and wooded shoreline.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, saturated color, soft focus, slight handheld movement, and contact-frame edge artifacts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, memory beat, or transition in a sequence about lake vacations, marina life, or mid-century recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects private leisure around a Michigan lake, with a cabin motorboat tied at a dock and other recreational boats nearby.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no clear logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from privacy or property review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan lake motorboat 8mm, vintage docked cabin cruiser home movie, and mid-century American boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s boating and family recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a classic cabin motorboat tied at a lakeside dock, with people faintly visible behind it. — A cabin motorboat sits at the dock with lake water and shoreline beyond.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a moored white motorboat with wood trim, chrome rails, curtains, and distant boats on the water. — The boat remains tied near the dock as other boats sit farther out on the lake.

Close 1961 Michigan frame showing the bow, cabin windows, railings, and registration marking on a docked classic motorboat. — A closer dockside view emphasizes the boat's bow, windows, and railings.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing the docked motorboat from the bow, with people along the dock and other boats across the lake. — The dockside scene includes the moored boat, background people, and nearby lake traffic.

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