Michigan USA-1961: Man Steering Motorboat on Water

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

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Man Steering Motorboat on Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a man steering a classic motorboat on calm blue waters in Michigan. The man, wearing a dark cap, sits at the helm of a white and dark-colored speedboat with a clear windshield and outboard motor. The footage captures the boat gliding across the water under bright sunlight, with natural film grain and slight motion blur characteristic of Super 8 film. This nostalgic clip evokes mid-century American leisure and recreational boating culture.

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: 121080626

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: 1960s Michigan home-movie boating footage for edits needing mid-century American recreation, lake leisure, or a brief watercraft cutaway.
Period detail: The open runabout, outboard motor, low windshield, and 8mm color stock may show early 1960s recreational boating style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in its quiet observation of one man steering a small motorboat across calm water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a single seated boat operator, white and dark runabout hull, clear windshield, outboard motor, blue water, sunlight, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, mild softness, gate edges, and sunlit exposure shifts that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, memory beat, or cutaway within lake travel, family leisure, or boating sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects personal recreational boating in a mid-century American home-movie context without identifying a specific lake, event, or boat brand.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no readable logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Michigan 8mm motorboat, vintage home movie boating, man steering runabout, and 1960s lake recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan water scenes, then broader 1960s boating and family leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame of a man seated at the helm of a small motorboat moving across blue water. — A single boat operator sits behind the windshield of a small runabout on open water.

The motorboat passes in profile, with the operator seated near the helm.

The home-movie frame shows a man steering a small runabout, with an outboard motor visible at the stern. — A side view shows the operator and outboard motor as the boat moves across the water.

A 1961 Michigan boating frame shows one man at the helm of a small motorboat, partly near the film-frame border. — The boat remains in profile as it crosses the water under bright daylight.

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