Michigan USA-1960: Person Rides Bicycle Down Deserted Road Between Trees

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

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Person Rides Bicycle Down Deserted Road Between Trees — Clip Details

A person rides a bicycle down a deserted road in Michigan, USA, in 1960. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures a man in a light-colored shirt pedaling along a paved path lined with trees and bushes. The scene unfolds under a bright sky with a distant body of water visible, evoking a peaceful summer day. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color shifts typical of vintage home movies, with the cyclist moving steadily toward the camera.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125497557

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 quiet bicycle travel, rural leisure, or summer roadside movement for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The light clothing, simple bicycle, paved road, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-century recreational scene without visible modern signage or vehicles.
Home-movie behavior: The cyclist approaches the camera at an unhurried pace, giving the clip an unstaged family-film feeling of someone being recorded during a casual ride.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cyclist, paved road, roadside trees, bushes, bright sky, dark tree shadows, sandy edges, and a distant body of water.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, slight flicker, and contact-sheet framing that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for summer travel, bicycling, lakeside recreation, or quiet rural movement.
Historical context: The footage offers a small-scale view of everyday outdoor recreation in Michigan, centered on a lone rider and a tree-lined road rather than a public event.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable in every frame; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 Michigan 8mm bicycle footage, vintage home movie cyclist on road, lakeside road ride, and mid-century recreational travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Michigan footage, then related bicycle, roadside, lakeside, or summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1960 Michigan home-movie footage, a distant cyclist rides along a quiet paved road bordered by trees and bushes. — A cyclist appears far down the road, framed by trees and a bright sky.

The cyclist, wearing a light-colored shirt, approaches on an empty Michigan road with trees and water visible in the distance. — The rider moves nearer on the quiet road between trees and brush.

A cyclist continues toward the camera on a sunlit paved road, with dark tree shadows falling across the foreground. — The bicycle rider advances along the center of the shaded road.

Near the end of the 1960 Michigan clip, the cyclist is closer to camera on the tree-lined road with water beyond the bend. — The rider comes closer, still alone on the road near the waterline.

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