Michigan USA-1960: Bridge over Canal with Lock System and Distant Shore

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

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Bridge over Canal with Lock System and Distant Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a calm waterway with a small bridge connecting two land masses. The scene, likely from Michigan, shows a narrow canal or lock system with concrete walls and a metal railing bridge. In the background, a distant shoreline features low buildings and a tall communications tower under an overcast sky. The footage has a distinct retro quality with faded colors and film grain. The final frame shifts to a man in a plaid shirt and white cap walking past a white cylindrical object on a paved area near a small white building, suggesting a dock or industrial facility.

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: 125497089

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: 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.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan home-movie requests needing waterways, small bridges, docks, or quiet industrial shoreline cutaways.
Period detail: The small bridge, concrete waterworks, low utility buildings, and work clothing may show mid-20th-century canal or dock infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, moving from a waterside bridge view to an unstaged man walking through a paved dock area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a calm water channel, low bridge or railing, concrete banks, distant shoreline buildings, utility poles, a small white building, benches, and a man in plaid.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, muted color, gate edges, grain, and slight handheld framing typical of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, transition between travel scenes, or memory beat for small-town waterfront infrastructure.
Historical context: The footage suggests everyday public or working waterfront space rather than a staged event, with modest facilities and a quiet shoreline setting.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no readable logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960 8mm Michigan waterway bridge, vintage home movie dock facility, canal lock bridge over water, and man at waterfront worksite.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel waterfront shots, then Michigan 1960 material, then broader 8mm themes of bridges, waterways, docks, and industrial edges.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing a quiet waterway, low bridge or railing, concrete edges, utility poles, and distant buildings. — A still water channel and small bridge are seen from a shoreline vantage point.

1960 Michigan 8mm view of a water channel, low bridge, concrete waterfront edges, and distant low buildings across the water. — The camera holds on a small bridge crossing a calm channel.

1960 Michigan 8mm frame with a man in plaid walking through a paved dock area near a white building, benches, railings, and bollards. — A man walks past dockside equipment in a paved waterfront area.

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing a man near white cylindrical dock equipment, with a small building, benches, railings, and trees behind him. — The man passes a white cylindrical object on the waterfront pavement.

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