Michigan USA-1960: Ship Coming Into Port

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

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Ship Coming Into Port — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures the SS North American, a Great Lakes passenger steamer, arriving at a Michigan port. Passengers gather on the dock as the white vessel with a red hull approaches, its name clearly visible. The footage shows the ship's bow and upper decks under a bright sky, with distant shoreline in view. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic mid-century American travel memory, perfect for historical documentaries or retro-themed content.

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: 125497525

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: 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: 1960s 8mm Great Lakes travel footage for documentaries needing a passenger steamer arriving at a Michigan port.
Period detail: The white vessel, red lower hull, dockside clothing, and visible ship name support a mid-century passenger-steamer setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor viewpoint as people stand near the dock watching the steamer approach.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ship bow, upper decks, dockside onlookers, red hull paint, open water, sky, and distant shoreline.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing give the footage a clear 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an arrival insert, travel transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat in a Great Lakes sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational or passenger travel activity around a Great Lakes steamer without proving a specific voyage or event.
Research note: People and the vessel name are visible, so copyright, likeness, and ship-identification considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm Michigan port footage, SS North American arrival, Great Lakes passenger steamer, and vintage dockside home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel travel footage, then Michigan 1960 port scenes, then broader Great Lakes ships and mid-century passenger travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Michigan 8mm frame showing the SS North American bow approaching a port, with dockside onlookers and distant shoreline. — The SS North American approaches the dock as several people watch from the pier.

The SS North American nears the Michigan dock, its bow and upper decks visible with people waiting at left. — The steamer draws closer to the pier, with its name visible on the bow.

Close 8mm view of the SS North American bow and pilothouse as it approaches port in Michigan, with spectators in the foreground. — A closer angle shows the steamer's bow, upper deck, and mast above the waiting crowd.

The SS North American remains centered as it comes into port, with dockside figures, open water, and shoreline in view. — The ship continues its slow approach with the dock crowd in the foreground.

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