Minnesota USA-1964: Empty Ferry Boat On Lake At Sunset Behind Mountains

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Empty Ferry Boat On Lake At Sunset Behind Mountains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a ferry boat gliding across calm waters during a golden sunset. The white vessel, with its open deck and life preservers, moves steadily past a shoreline dotted with houses and trees. The final frames shift to a breathtaking view of the sun dipping behind distant hills, its reflection shimmering on the lake's surface. Warm orange and purple hues dominate the scene, evoking a sense of peaceful Americana and nostalgic travel. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 125308469

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Minnesota, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Minnesota 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary edits needing a quiet ferry, lake travel, or sunset transition.
Period detail: The white ferry, open deck, shoreline houses, and warm 8mm color may show mid-1960s lake transportation and leisure scenery.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot viewpoint, observing the ferry from across the water before lingering on the sunset reflection.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ferry, open deck railings, life rings, shoreline houses, trees, calm lake water, low hills, and sunset glare.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, warm exposure, and slight frame instability give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a lake-travel cutaway, regional establishing insert, or reflective sunset memory beat.
Historical context: The clip visually places ferry movement and lakeside scenery within a midcentury Minnesota recreational landscape without identifying a specific route or town.
Research note: People appear small and indistinct on the vessel, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright and location/property permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Minnesota 8mm ferry on lake, vintage home movie sunset water, and midcentury lake transportation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake scenes, then other Minnesota 1964 water footage, then broader vintage ferry or sunset travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a white ferry on a lake with railings, life rings, shoreline trees, and small houses behind it. — A white ferry sits or moves slowly on calm lake water near a wooded shoreline.

The ferry remains centered on the lake, with warm light on its white upper deck and a wooded Minnesota shoreline beyond. — The ferry is framed head-on against shoreline houses and trees.

A warm 8mm sunset view over Minnesota lake water shows the sun near a dark shoreline with its reflection stretching toward camera. — The sun lowers over distant shore, casting a bright reflection across the lake.

The final frame holds on the lake sunset, with rippled water, a dark far shore, and warm orange light across the 8mm frame. — A sunset reflection shimmers across the lake beneath an orange sky.

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