Michigan USA-1961: Motorboat At Dock With Man Operating Motor

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

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Motorboat At Dock With Man Operating Motor — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 captures a classic motorboat docked at a wooden pier. The boat features a white hull with rich wood trim and a prominent windshield. A shirtless man is seen operating the motor, with a cooler and fishing gear visible on the deck. The scene unfolds on a sunny summer day, with other boats and people in the background, all rendered in the grainy, color-graded style of mid-century amateur film. The footage offers authentic retro Americana, perfect for nostalgic or historical projects.

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: 121079890

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 requests needing early 1960s Michigan leisure boating, marina life, or home-movie waterfront recreation as documentary or period insert material.
Period detail: The wood-trimmed motorboat, windshield design, dock setting, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-century recreational boating scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes casual dockside boating activity, including a shirtless man working near a small outboard motor rather than posing formally.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden pier, white motorboat with varnished trim, windshield, nearby boats, lake water, dockside people, cooler, and motor gear.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give it authentic amateur-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a cutaway, transition, or brief memory beat for summer boating, family travel, or mid-century recreation sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects recreational marina activity in Michigan in 1961, with small pleasure boats and informal summer clothing visible at the dock.
Research note: People and a possible boat registration or marking are visible, so likeness, privacy, and identifying details should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1961 Michigan 8mm boating, vintage marina home movie, motorboat at dock, and mid-century summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1961 waterfront material, then broader 1960s boating, fishing, and summer recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a white wood-trimmed motorboat at a dock with people and other boats in the background. — A classic motorboat sits alongside a wooden pier during summer dockside activity.

Dockside view of a white motorboat with varnished trim, windshield, and possible registration marking in 1961 Michigan footage. — The camera holds on the boat's bow and cabin area from a close dockside angle.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame of a motorboat moored close to a wooden pier, with people and small boats visible beyond it. — A moored pleasure boat fills the frame as the camera looks down the dock.

A shirtless man appears to work near a small outboard motor on a boat deck in 1961 Michigan home-movie footage. — A man sits by the motor area with boating gear and a cooler nearby.

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