Michigan USA-1960: Weathered Cargo Truck Along Stone Waterfront

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Michigan

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Weathered Cargo Truck Along Stone Waterfront — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a weathered truck carrying a large cargo container along a stone-lined waterfront in Michigan. The scene unfolds under a cloudy sky, with the vehicle moving slowly across a rocky embankment beside calm water. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film scratches evoke a nostalgic mid-century American atmosphere. The footage offers a quiet, observational glimpse of mid-century transportation and industrial infrastructure, ideal for historical or documentary projects.

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: 125496951

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 2039 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: d danielar
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: detroit michigan
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: 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or editorial requests needing 1960s Michigan waterfront transportation, industrial edge, or home-movie city infrastructure atmosphere.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, waterfront embankment, and boxy truck may show mid-century municipal or commercial transport beside a stone-lined shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer's view, apparently filmed from behind a window or railing as the truck passes through the waterfront scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a divided window or dark railing, cloudy sky, open water, stone embankment, grassy foreground, a small utility structure, poles, and a distant truck.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, handheld framing, dust specks, and 8mm grain give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transitional waterfront insert, or quiet memory beat for mid-century transport and shoreline infrastructure.
Historical context: The scene places everyday vehicle movement near water and rockwork, suggesting a working or civic shoreline without confirming a specific landmark or event.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, so likeness review is advised even if faces are not clear here; copyright, location, and property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Research matches include 1960 8mm Michigan waterfront truck, mid-century shoreline transportation, home movie industrial embankment, and vintage city infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1960 footage, then broader themes of waterfront roads, commercial trucks, and city infrastructure.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan home-movie frame showing a cloudy waterfront through dark window or railing divisions, with water and a distant shore. — Divided foreground framing a cloudy waterfront and distant shoreline.

1960 Michigan waterfront view through a dark divided foreground, with cloudy sky, calm water, and a low shore in the distance. — Cloudy water view framed by dark structural bars.

1960 Michigan shoreline scene with stone embankment, grassy foreground, small utility-like structure, poles, water, and cloudy sky. — Stone shoreline and small waterfront structure under cloudy sky.

1960 Michigan home-movie frame showing a stone-lined waterfront, grass, small structure, pole, water edge, and overcast sky. — Waterfront embankment with grass, pole, and small structure.

Visually Similar Clips