Duluth Minnesota-1960: Bronze Neptune Statue and Historic Plaque

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

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Bronze Neptune Statue and Historic Plaque — Clip Details

DULUTH MINNESOTA-1960: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a close-up of a weathered bronze plaque commemorating the historic arrival of the first ocean-going vessel in Duluth, dated May 3, 1958. The scene transitions to a wider shot revealing the full bronze statue of Neptune, the symbolic ruler of the seas, holding a trident against a cloudy sky. The iconic statue stands near a large metal tower, with buildings visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features classic grain, muted colors, and a nostalgic 1960s aesthetic, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, editorial content, 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: 125305337

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: 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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm Duluth landmark footage suited to documentary inserts about Great Lakes shipping memory, civic monuments, or visitor travel records.
Period detail: The plaque text, bronze Neptune figure, muted color, and handheld 8mm framing support a circa-1960 visitor view of a Duluth harbor commemoration.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a tourist or family-travel perspective, moving from reading the plaque to recognizing the larger statue in its outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Neptune plaque, pale wall or pedestal surface, bronze statue, trident, cloudy sky, metal tower, distant buildings, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld instability that preserve the feel of an original home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, location identifier, or transition from plaque detail to the wider harbor-side monument.
Historical context: The plaque commemorates the arrival of the first ocean-going vessel in Duluth, while the surrounding view places the monument near harbor infrastructure.
Research note: No people, faces, or brands are visible, but statue, plaque text, site ownership, and any separate copyright or property permissions should be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960 Duluth 8mm Neptune statue, Great Lakes shipping plaque home movie, and Minnesota harbor landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Duluth or Minnesota 1960 material, then broader Great Lakes harbor, shipping, or civic monument clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Duluth 8mm frame showing a close-up of a plaque for Neptune, symbolic ruler of the seas. — Close-up of the Neptune commemorative plaque.

Duluth home-movie frame with the Neptune plaque centered against a pale mounting surface. — The plaque fills the frame with visible 8mm edge shadowing.

1960 Duluth 8mm close-up of the weathered Neptune commemorative plaque before the wider statue view. — Weathered plaque detail before the camera widens to the monument.

Wider 1960 Duluth view of the Neptune statue with trident, cloudy sky, tower, and distant buildings. — Wider view reveals the Neptune statue and nearby harbor-side structure.

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