Duluth Minnesota-1960: Ferry Anchored on Frozen Lake with Snowmobile

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

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Ferry Anchored on Frozen Lake with Snowmobile — Clip Details

DULUTH MINNESOTA-1960: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a ferry anchored on a frozen lake, its white hull and 'FERRY' lettering visible against the icy surface. The scene shifts to a yellow and red snowmobile resting on the snow-covered ice, with the ferry in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays classic grain and a muted color palette, evoking a cold, quiet winter day in the 1960s. This archival clip offers authentic, nostalgic footage for documentaries, historical projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 125305159

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: 1960s Duluth winter home-movie footage for productions needing a short Great Lakes ferry and frozen-lake transportation cutaway.
Period detail: The ferry lettering, 8mm color stock, and early snowmobile shape support a circa-1960 cold-weather travel scene in Duluth.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance across the ice, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie record of winter machinery and lake conditions.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ferry marked FERRY, frozen lake surface, distant shoreline, snow-covered ice, and a yellow-red snowmobile.
Film character: The footage has muted 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, gate shadows, and slight frame instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or regional memory beat for winter travel, ferry service, or lake ice coverage.
Historical context: The clip visually places motorized transport on a frozen northern lake without proving a specific route, operator, or event.
Research note: No people are visible, but the ferry lettering and identifiable vessel form may require review separate from copyright, likeness, or property clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s Duluth 8mm ferry on frozen lake, vintage snowmobile on ice, and Great Lakes winter home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Duluth winter scenes, then other 1960 Duluth footage, then broader frozen-lake ferry or snowmobile material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Duluth home-movie frame showing a white ferry anchored on a frozen lake with muted 8mm color and dark frame edges. — A white ferry sits on the frozen lake, viewed from a distance through the film gate.

1960 Duluth 8mm frame of a white ferry seen broadside on frozen water, with the word FERRY readable on the hull. — The ferry remains broadside on the ice, with hull lettering visible against the pale background.

1960 Duluth home-movie still showing the ferry closer in frame on a frozen lake, with soft focus and visible 8mm grain. — A closer home-movie view emphasizes the ferry hull, deck cabin, and surrounding ice.

1960 Duluth 8mm frame showing a yellow-red snowmobile resting on lake ice, with shoreline and part of the ferry in the background. — A snowmobile sits on the frozen lake while the ferry remains partly visible beyond it.

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