Mackinaw City Michigan-1959: Fort Michilimackinac Historical Marker

$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.

Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMackinaw City, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

$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.

Fort Michilimackinac Historical Marker — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a weathered green historical marker for Fort Michilimackinac. The sign details the fort's 1715 construction, French and British control, and the 1763 Chippewa uprising. The footage shows the marker in a grassy outdoor setting with trees and a building in the background, exhibiting classic Super 8 film grain and color fading. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of a historic landmark in Mackinaw City, Michigan.

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: 125574494

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: Mackinaw City, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie research needing a brief landmark cutaway of a Fort Michilimackinac historical marker for documentary, museum, or education edits.
Period detail: The green roadside-style marker, pale color, soft focus, and outdoor visitor setting may show a late-1950s heritage-site stop as recorded by an amateur 8mm camera.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the sign long enough to document the landmark rather than stage a formal view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the green Fort Michilimackinac marker, white posts, grass, trees, a nearby building, walkway area, and tiny distant visitors.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, color fading, gate edges, grain, light exposure variation, and slight frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quick landmark insert, historical-reference cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into material about forts and heritage tourism.
Historical context: The frames visually place the marker in a maintained outdoor heritage setting, while the sign text itself references Fort Michilimackinac and colonial-era conflict.
Research note: People appear only as small distant figures, but likeness review may still be needed; the marker text and site setting should be checked separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Search matches include 1959 8mm historical marker, Fort Michilimackinac sign, vintage home movie landmark, green historic marker, and heritage site cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1959 New York-labeled travel footage, then similar historical markers, forts, landmarks, and visitor-shot heritage sites.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 8mm frame showing a green Fort Michilimackinac historical marker in grass with trees and a building behind it. — Fort Michilimackinac marker seen in a soft, faded outdoor home-movie frame.

The marker remains centered in a faded 1959 8mm view, with trees, lawn, and small distant visitors near a background building. — Historical marker held in frame, with the surrounding grounds faintly visible.

A soft 1959 8mm view of the green marker, grass, and building, with a visible film scratch across the left portion of the frame. — Marker view with visible physical-film scratch and faded color.

The final frame keeps the green Fort Michilimackinac marker in view, with lawn, trees, and a background building softened by faded 8mm color. — End frame of the historical marker, softened by grain and color fading.

Visually Similar Clips