Michigan USA-1960: Cargo Ship at Port with Drawbridge Raised

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

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Cargo Ship at Port with Drawbridge Raised — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a large cargo ship docked at a port under an overcast sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette evokes a nostalgic mid-century feel. The scene transitions to a distant view of a drawbridge with its spans raised, likely to allow the ship to pass. The water is calm, and the overall mood is quiet and industrial, characteristic of mid-20th century maritime activity in Michigan. This archival footage offers authentic period detail for historical or documentary projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125497080

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 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: 1960s Michigan home-movie footage supports documentary or educational requests for Great Lakes industrial waterfronts, ships, drawbridges, and quiet maritime infrastructure.
Period detail: The distant raised drawbridge, low shoreline, muted color, and small-gauge film texture may show mid-century waterfront infrastructure viewed from across calm water.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distant shoreline or waterside position, giving the scene the casual, unstaged perspective of a traveler or local filming harbor activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm water, an overcast sky, a raised drawbridge, a low pier or breakwater, distant shoreline, and faint film scratches.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and minor handheld drift that preserve the feel of original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief industrial cutaway, location transition, maritime memory beat, or atmospheric insert between broader Michigan waterfront scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually situates maritime movement within a working waterfront setting, without identifying the bridge, vessel, port, or specific local event.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, vessel, bridge, and property considerations should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960 Michigan 8mm drawbridge, Great Lakes cargo ship home movie, raised bridge over water, and vintage industrial waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1960 waterfront material, then broader mid-century ship, harbor, and drawbridge scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing a raised drawbridge in the distance across calm water beneath an overcast sky. — Raised drawbridge seen from across the water.

Distant raised drawbridge on a Michigan waterfront, filmed over calm water on faded 8mm stock in 1960. — A drawbridge stands open beyond the water.

1960 Michigan waterfront view with a low pier or breakwater in the foreground and a raised drawbridge in the distance. — Foreground pier with the raised bridge beyond.

Distant Michigan drawbridge remains raised behind a low waterfront structure, with calm water and cloudy sky visible. — Waterfront structure with open bridge in the background.

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