Duluth Minnesota-1965: Person Observes Windy Day On Beach

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationDuluth, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Duluth Minnesota

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Person Observes Windy Day On Beach — Clip Details

DULUTH MINNESOTA-1965: A person in a dark coat stands on a windswept beach, observing the churning waves under a pale blue sky. The 8mm film captures the raw, grainy texture of a classic home movie, with the figure silhouetted against the turbulent water. The scene shifts to a wider view of the shoreline, showing a grassy foreground and a distant treeline along the lake. The footage evokes a sense of quiet contemplation and nostalgic Americana from the mid-1960s.

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: 125501168

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1030 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: itasca park,bayfield,duluth,winter carnival,water tower bicycles
Reel-level year note: 1965
Reel-level location note: itasca park,bayfield,duluth,minnesota
Date: 1965 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: Duluth, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s home-movie footage for edits needing a windy Lake Superior beach scene, a lone observer, or atmospheric shoreline cutaway in Duluth, Minnesota.
Period detail: The dark coat, soft color palette, and 8mm home-movie framing support a mid-1960s reading, with no visible signage or landmarks to narrow the date further.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of a person pausing on a beach while wind and waves dominate the scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark-coated person, rough lake water, sandy shoreline, grassy foreground, pale sky, distant treeline, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a contemplative insert, weather cutaway, shoreline transition, or memory beat between broader Duluth or Lake Superior sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a casual lakeside visit in 1965 Duluth, showing ordinary outdoor observation rather than a staged public event.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Duluth home movie, windy beach waves, Lake Superior shoreline, lone person on shore, and vintage 8mm lake scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Duluth 1965 shoreline material, then broader 1960s windy beach or lake-weather scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Duluth, Minnesota in 1965, a person in a dark coat stands near choppy water on a windswept beach. — A dark-coated figure pauses on the sandy shoreline as waves move behind them.

A 1965 Duluth shoreline view shows grass, choppy lake water, pale sky, and a distant treeline. — The view shifts away from the person to the windy shoreline and distant trees.

The Duluth lakeshore appears in a wider 1965 home-movie view with grass, waves, and a low wooded horizon. — Windy water and a low treeline fill the home-movie frame.

A wide 1965 Duluth shoreline frame shows rough lake water beyond grass and a distant treeline beneath pale clouds. — The clip ends on a broad view of the windy lakeshore.

Visually Similar Clips