Duluth Minnesota-1960: Ferry Ship Stranded On Frozen Lake Ice

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationDuluth, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Duluth Minnesota

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Ferry Ship Stranded On Frozen Lake Ice — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from Duluth, Minnesota in 1960 captures the ferry ship 'Lak-Hom II' stranded on a frozen lake. The white ferry, with 'FERRY' clearly lettered on its side, sits motionless on the ice, its hull partially submerged in the frozen surface. The grainy, monochrome footage shows the vessel tied to a dock, surrounded by a vast, snow-covered landscape under a pale sky. This archival home movie offers a rare glimpse of a winter transportation incident, showcasing the harsh conditions of the era.

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: 125305146

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: 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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1960 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: Duluth, Minnesota, 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 documentary or editorial requests needing winter transportation, Great Lakes ferry service, or a vessel immobilized in frozen conditions near Duluth.
Period detail: The white ferry lettering, simple vessel profile, snow-covered ice, and 8mm home-movie texture support a mid-century winter transportation view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a bystander recording a striking local winter scene from shore rather than a staged or official maritime record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ferry, large side lettering, frozen lake surface, pale winter sky, dock or mooring structures, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, gate edges, and contact-sheet variation that give the scan clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for frozen harbors, winter travel disruption, or regional transportation memory.
Historical context: The scene documents a ferry-like vessel stopped in ice, offering visual context for winter movement and maritime conditions without proving a specific incident beyond the metadata.
Research note: No people are visible, but the vessel name or side lettering may require identification review, and copyright, trademark, property, and location rights remain separate checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1960 Duluth frozen ferry footage, 8mm winter ship on ice, Lake Superior home movie ferry, or vintage Minnesota maritime scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Duluth or 1960 Minnesota winter material, then broader frozen-water transportation and Great Lakes vessel clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Duluth home-movie frame showing a white ferry on ice, partly obscured by exposure flare and physical film marks. — A ferry sits on frozen water, seen through a bright, damaged 8mm frame.

1960 Duluth frame of a white ferry marked FERRY, motionless on frozen lake ice with dock structures nearby. — The ferry remains fixed in the ice, with its side lettering visible.

1960 Duluth home-movie view of the ferry broadside on frozen water, with side lettering and nearby mooring elements visible. — A broadside view shows the ferry stranded against a flat expanse of ice.

1960 Duluth frame showing the ferry’s side lettering, wheelhouse, hull, frozen lake surface, and adjacent dock structure. — The vessel’s hull and FERRY lettering are clear as it sits beside the frozen dock area.

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