Michigan USA-1960: Motorboats at Marina at Sunset

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

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Motorboats at Marina at Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a Michigan marina. Two classic motorboats are docked at a wooden pier, their white hulls and cabin structures silhouetted against the golden reflection of the setting sun on the water. Power lines stretch across the twilight sky, adding a layer of everyday Americana to the scene. The footage exhibits natural film grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and quiet domestic life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125497375

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan home-movie sequences needing a quiet marina sunset, boating cutaway, or reflective waterfront transition.
Period detail: The docked cabin motorboats, wooden pier, overhead utility lines, and 8mm color palette may show mid-century recreational waterfront life.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a shore or dock viewpoint, valuing the calm sunset reflection and moored boats rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two docked motorboats, a wooden pier, dark shoreline, sunset reflection on water, overhead wires, and nearby marina structures.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, twilight exposure shifts, slight color cast, and a steady home-movie framing that add period texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a reflective insert, establishing cutaway, end-of-day transition, or memory beat in boating or Michigan waterfront stories.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday leisure boating at a Michigan marina, with utility lines and modest docks grounding the view in ordinary local infrastructure.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are evident, but copyright, location, marina access, and any property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm Michigan marina sunset, vintage docked motorboats, home movie waterfront, and golden water reflection footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel waterfront material, then other 1960 Michigan boating scenes, then broader vintage marina, lake, and sunset footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing docked motorboats beside a pier as the sun reflects across marina water. — Docked cabin boats sit in twilight while the sunset reflects on the marina water.

1960 Michigan waterfront frame with two moored cabin boats, overhead wires, and golden light on the water. — The sun drops over the water behind two moored boats at the marina.

Michigan 8mm home-movie frame from 1960 showing a marina at dusk with boats, pier posts, and reflective water. — A low sun casts a vertical gold reflection between the docked boats.

1960 Michigan marina frame with white cabin boats, dark shoreline, overhead utility lines, and sunset glare on the water. — White cabin boats rest at the dock as sunset glare brightens the water behind them.

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