Michigan USA-1960: Man in Military Uniform Pushes Model Boat

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

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Man in Military Uniform Pushes Model Boat — Clip Details

A man in a military-style uniform and white cap pushes a detailed model boat across a paved lot in Michigan, USA, in 1960. The vintage 8mm film captures the scene with warm, slightly faded colors and characteristic grain, showing the man interacting with the white and green model vessel. In the background, a stone building, a small white shed, and a green bench sit under autumn trees. The final frame shifts to a distant view of a long bridge spanning a body of water, suggesting a coastal or lakeside setting.

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: 125497091

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan home-movie requests needing a brief military-uniform, model-boat, or lakeside cutaway for documentary or educational editing.
Period detail: The white cap, military-style clothing, 8mm color stock, paved grounds, stone building, and simple waterfront view may show mid-20th-century recreational or institutional surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal observation of a uniformed man handling a small model boat, with the camera shifting from nearby activity to a distant water-and-bridge view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a uniformed man, white cap, model boat, paved lot, stone building, small shed, bench, autumn trees, open water, and a long bridge.
Film character: The clip has warm faded color, soft focus, visible grain, slight gate framing, and handheld home-movie exposure changes that identify it as scanned 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for themes of model boats, military leisure, Michigan waterfronts, or amateur 1960s filmmaking.
Historical context: The scene suggests a casual outdoor setting near water, with uniformed dress and a model vessel shown without enough visual evidence to identify an event or institution.
Research note: A visible adult face and military-style uniform may require likeness or contextual review, while copyright, property, and uniform-related permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960 Michigan 8mm model boat, man in military-style uniform home movie, vintage waterfront bridge footage, and amateur ship model scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with 1960 Michigan waterfront footage, and then with related clips showing model boats, uniforms, bridges, or lakeside home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1960 Michigan home-movie footage, a man in a military-style uniform and white cap handles a white model boat near a stone building and shed. — A uniformed man stands beside a detailed model boat on a paved outdoor lot.

The uniformed man leans over the model vessel on a paved Michigan lot, with a stone building, small shed, railing, and trees behind him. — The man bends toward the small boat as if adjusting or pushing it.

A distant long bridge crosses a body of water in the same 1960 Michigan 8mm clip, seen through soft film grain and dark frame edges. — A long bridge appears on the horizon across open water.

The final frame holds on a soft, grainy view of open water and a distant bridge, consistent with the clip's Michigan lakeside setting. — The clip ends on a distant bridge and water view.

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