Michigan USA-1960: Ship Sailing on Lake with Charevoix Sign and Sunset Reflection

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

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Ship Sailing on Lake with Charevoix Sign and Sunset... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a ship sailing across open water, with waves churning at the bow. The footage shows a deck with a white railing and tiled flooring, viewed from a moving vessel. A later frame features a hand-drawn sign reading 'SUNRISE CHAREVOIX MICH. SEPT. 3 1961', confirming the location and date. The final scene presents a dark, atmospheric sunset or sunrise over water, with a golden reflection on the surface. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 imperfections, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American travel memory.

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: 125497358

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 1960s Great Lakes travel, ferry, lake crossing, or home-movie inserts needing real 8mm views from a moving vessel.
Period detail: The hand-lettered Charlevoix, Michigan date card supports a 1961 travel context, while the metadata places the reel in the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records a passenger's view over the deck rail, preserving an unstaged travel moment rather than a formal ship portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, foaming wake, white deck rail, reddish deck surface, black frame edges, and a hand-lettered Charlevoix date sign.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, and exposure variation typical of small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Great Lakes journey cutaway, a travel-memory transition, or an establishing insert before Michigan waterfront material.
Historical context: The clip reflects mid-century leisure travel documentation around Charlevoix, with the emphasis on movement, water, and a personal date marker.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Charlevoix sign and possible local commerce mark should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 8mm Michigan lake travel, Charlevoix home movie, Great Lakes boat wake, 1960s vacation film, and passenger deck view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then Charlevoix or Michigan waterfront footage from the same period, then broader Great Lakes travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Early 1960s Michigan travel footage showing a white deck rail and churning water from a moving vessel. — Passenger-side view of wake and open water beside the vessel.

A moving vessel passes through open water, with waves breaking beside the deck rail in early 1960s Michigan footage. — Churning water and deck railing from a moving vessel.

A hand-lettered Charlevoix, Michigan date card marks Sept. 3, 1961, with a small waterfront graphic below. — Date card identifying Sunrise, Charlevoix, Michigan, Sept. 3, 1961.

The Charlevoix, Michigan date card remains in view, showing Sunrise, Sept. 3, 1961, and a small printed waterfront mark. — Close view of the Charlevoix date card and small printed waterfront mark.

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