Minnesota USA-1961: Cargo Ship Docked at Port

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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Cargo Ship Docked at Port — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1961: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a large cargo ship docked at a port, its dark hull and white superstructure visible against a backdrop of industrial buildings. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the ship moored in calm water, with its deck equipment and masts clearly detailed. The image has a distinct blue tint and grainy texture characteristic of mid-century home movies, evoking a sense of historical maritime activity. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1960s shipping and transportation.

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: 125497969

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 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 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: Minnesota, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing a short 8mm view of a cargo ship moored at an industrial Minnesota port.
Period detail: The dark hull, white superstructure, deck rigging, and dockside industrial buildings support a mid-century maritime setting without identifying a specific vessel or facility.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor filming from across calm water, holding on the ship and pier rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a moored cargo ship, white cabin structure, dark hull, deck masts and rigging, concrete quay, industrial buildings, and blue water.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows blue color shift, soft focus, visible grain, and slight frame instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, harbor establishing insert, transportation transition, or brief memory beat in a 1960s sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents port infrastructure and cargo shipping as seen by an amateur camera, with no visible workers or readable identifying marks in these frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but vessel identity, port property, copyright, and location claims should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Minnesota 8mm cargo ship footage, vintage port dock scene, industrial harbor home movie, and mid-century shipping cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1961 Minnesota harbor footage, then broader vintage maritime, shipping, and industrial waterfront scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a cargo ship hull, white superstructure, rigging, and dockside buildings across blue water. — Cargo ship tied up along an industrial waterfront, filmed from across the water.

1961 Minnesota 8mm view of a docked cargo ship, deck equipment, pale superstructure, concrete quay, and industrial background. — The ship remains moored at the quay with deck gear and dock buildings visible.

Blue-tinted 1961 Minnesota 8mm frame with a docked cargo ship, dark hull, white upper deck, rigging, pier edge, and water. — A handheld home-movie view centers the vessel's hull and deck equipment.

Final 1961 Minnesota 8mm frame showing the cargo ship still moored beside industrial dock structures with blue water below. — The clip ends on the ship at the waterfront, with rigging and dock structures still visible.

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