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Michigan USA-1960: Boat Passing Through Lock System With Open Gates

  • Year1960
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationMichigan, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1960 Michigan
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Boat Passing Through Lock System With Open Gates — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a view from a boat passing through a large lock system in Michigan. The clip shows massive concrete lock gates opening to reveal calm water beyond, with a crane visible on the left structure and faint smoke rising in the distance. The final frame shifts to a wide shot of a choppy lake bordered by trees, with a person in a hat partially visible in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and a nostalgic, documentary-style perspective of mid-century waterway infrastructure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125497057

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Michigan, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • objects
  • outdoors
  • wear
  • structures
  • water
  • floating
  • prettily
  • open
  • cleo
  • day
  • michigan USA
  • 1960
  • 1960s Michigan footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 lock system
  • boat passing through lock
  • waterway infrastructure
  • 1960s home movie
  • archival 8mm footage
  • vintage documentary
  • industrial waterway
  • mid-century film
  • American infrastructure
  • 1960s nostalgia
  • lake view 1960
  • vintage Super 8
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical footage
  • waterway lock
  • 1960s Americana
  • old film footage
  • retro documentary

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s Michigan 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary or educational requests about inland waterways, locks, boating, and mid-century public infrastructure.

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