Michigan USA-1960: Passenger Boat Decorated with Bunting

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

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Passenger Boat Decorated with Bunting — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a white passenger boat docked at a Michigan waterfront. The vessel, named 'HISWATHA', is adorned with colorful triangular bunting strung across its deck, suggesting a festive or holiday occasion. The footage shows the boat from a fixed perspective, with a slightly grainy, nostalgic quality typical of Super 8 film. The sky is overcast, and the water is calm, creating a serene, mid-century Americana scene. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, nostalgic 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: 125497039

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 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960 Michigan waterfront requests needing an editorial cutaway of a docked passenger boat dressed with festive bunting.
Period detail: The white excursion-style vessel, painted railings, small deckhouse, and triangular signal-style bunting may show mid-century leisure waterfront details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, holding on the docked boat from shore or pier without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white passenger boat, upper deckhouse, railings, painted signage, colorful triangular bunting, calm water, pale sky, and dock hardware.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, mild gate weave, grain, color fade, and exposure shifts that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, waterfront transition, holiday cutaway, or quiet memory beat in a Michigan travel sequence.
Historical context: The bunting and docked passenger vessel suggest public leisure or excursion activity, but the frames do not identify a specific event or port.
Research note: No people are visible, but boat name and signage may require review for trademark, copyright, or location identification separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960 8mm Michigan passenger boat, vintage waterfront bunting, docked excursion vessel, and mid-century Great Lakes travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Michigan waterfront clips, then broader vintage boats, docks, holidays, and travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan home-movie frame of a white docked passenger boat with railings, signage, and festive bunting overhead. — Docked passenger boat with bunting strung above the upper deck.

Broadside 1960 Michigan waterfront view of a white passenger boat, upper railings, readable vessel signage, and colored bunting. — Broadside view of the decorated docked boat and upper deck signage.

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing the left portion of a white docked passenger boat with deckhouse, railings, and bunting. — Left portion of the passenger boat framed under a line of colorful bunting.

1960 Michigan home-movie frame of the right side of a docked passenger boat with bunting, signage, calm water, and an American flag. — Right side of the decorated boat with calm water visible beyond the stern.

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