Duluth Minnesota-1965: Cargo Ship Mica Docked At Busy Harbor

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

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Cargo Ship Mica Docked At Busy Harbor — Clip Details

DULUTH MINNESOTA-1965: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a large cargo ship named MICA docked at a bustling harbor. The grainy, sun-drenched footage shows the ship's weathered hull and towering superstructure, with cranes and rigging visible in the background. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century maritime commerce, with the ship's imposing presence dominating the frame. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1960s port life, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125501227

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 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archival requests for 1960s Great Lakes harbor activity, cargo shipping, or industrial waterfront cutaways in documentary and educational productions.
Period detail: The large docked cargo ship, cranes, rigging, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show mid-1960s port infrastructure in Duluth, Minnesota.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from dock level with a visitor-like handheld perspective, favoring the ship's scale and harbor activity over staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the MICA ship name on the hull, weathered paint, dockside cranes, rigging, superstructure, mooring lines, and small figures near the pier.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, warm daylight exposure, gate-edge darkness, and slight handheld instability that mark it as original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief industrial harbor insert, maritime transition, establishing cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century Duluth waterfront scenes.
Historical context: The frames document a working harbor view with cargo vessels and dock equipment, offering visual context for Great Lakes maritime commerce without confirming a specific event.
Research note: The ship name is visible and people appear at a distance, so copyright, trademark, vessel identification, and possible likeness concerns should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1965 Duluth harbor 8mm footage, Great Lakes cargo ship docked, MICA ship home movie, and 1960s port cranes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1965 Duluth harbor material, then broader Great Lakes shipping and industrial waterfront footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1965 Duluth home-movie frame showing the MICA cargo ship's weathered hull, rigging, and distant people near the pier. — The MICA hull fills the frame, with dockside figures and rigging visible below.

Duluth harbor frame from 1965 showing the MICA cargo ship at dock, with bow, railings, rigging, and distant dockside people. — The docked MICA is seen from close range, emphasizing the bow and upper deck.

1965 Duluth dockside view with cargo ships, cranes, rigging, and a pier captured from a handheld 8mm perspective. — Cargo ships line the pier while cranes and rigging rise over the harbor.

Duluth, Minnesota harbor frame from 1965 showing a docked cargo ship, nearby vessel, cranes, and rigging under daylight. — A docked cargo ship dominates the right side as cranes and another vessel recede along the pier.

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