Michigan USA-1960: Mackinac Island Postcard and Lakeside Sunset Boats

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

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Mackinac Island Postcard and Lakeside Sunset Boats — Clip Details

MICHIGAN USA-1960: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a serene lakeside sunset with boats docked at a marina, their silhouettes reflecting on the water. A hand holds a postcard labeled 'MACKINAC ISLAND' showing an aerial view of the historic island. The clip concludes with a distant shot of a grand white building on the island's shore, framed by trees. Shot on 8mm film, this archival clip features natural film grain, warm sunset colors, and a nostalgic, personal perspective of a classic American vacation destination.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125497382

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: Supports 1960s Michigan vacation, lake travel, and Mackinac Island establishing needs for documentary, museum, education, or period-memory edits.
Period detail: Visible clues include 8mm color home-movie texture, docked motorboats, a Mackinac Island postcard, and shoreline views that fit the supplied 1960 Michigan context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving between sunset boats, a souvenir postcard, and a distant island building as personal travel mementos.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lakeside sunset, docked boats, reflective water, a Mackinac Island postcard, trees, shoreline, and a large white building.
Film character: The footage shows warm color shifts, soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, and exposure variation typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a travel insert, Mackinac Island cutaway, lake-transition beat, or nostalgic vacation-memory detail.
Historical context: The frames show mid-century leisure travel through souvenir imagery and waterfront sightseeing without proving a specific event or official occasion.
Research note: No people, children, or brands are visible, but the postcard artwork and identifiable shoreline building may still require copyright or property-context review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s Michigan 8mm home movie, Mackinac Island postcard, Great Lakes boats at sunset, and vintage island vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Michigan travel scenes, then other 1960 Mackinac Island material, then broader Great Lakes vacation and waterfront home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan home-movie frame showing docked boats on reflective water at sunset, with shoreline in the distance. — Boats rest at a lakeside dock as the low sun reflects across the water.

A Mackinac Island postcard with an aerial island view is shown against a warm interior background. — A souvenir postcard labeled Mackinac Island appears in close view.

Close 8mm frame of a Mackinac Island postcard showing an aerial view, with slight film scratches and warm color cast. — The camera lingers on the Mackinac Island postcard and its printed aerial scene.

Distant shoreline view in Michigan showing a large white building above trees, filmed across open water. — A large white building stands above the wooded shoreline, viewed from across the lake.

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