Holland Michigan-1969: Floating Dock on Sparkling Lake

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationHolland, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Holland Michigan

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Floating Dock on Sparkling Lake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene lakeside scene in Holland, Michigan. The camera pans across sparkling water, revealing a floating dock structure in the middle of the lake. A small boat drifts near the shore, with trees and distant houses lining the far bank under a clear blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, sun-drenched summer day. This authentic archival clip offers a peaceful glimpse into mid-century American leisure and natural landscapes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125594215

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 1020 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: holland michigan
Date: 1969 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: Holland, 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 archival requests needing a calm Midwestern lake cutaway, home-movie travel insert, or natural waterfront transition.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1960s leisure scenery through its 8mm color stock, handheld framing, small shoreline houses, and simple floating dock.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the lake from shore with an unstaged home-movie interest in sunlit water, a drifting boat, and a dock across the frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rippled lake water, bright sun reflections, a floating dock, a small boat, shoreline rocks, distant trees, and houses.
Film character: The clip has the soft focus, visible grain, saturated color, gate edges, and handheld exposure shifts typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief waterfront establishing insert, reflective memory beat, seasonal transition, or quiet cutaway between family scenes.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary outdoor recreation around a Michigan lake without visible people, emphasizing place, weather, and mid-century home-movie observation.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related concerns should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Holland Michigan lake footage, 8mm home movie water, floating dock, sparkling lake surface, and vintage Midwest shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Holland Michigan 1969 material, then broader 1960s lake, boating, and summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 8mm home-movie view of a Holland, Michigan lake with distant houses, trees, a small boat, and rocky shoreline. — A lakeside view shows rippled water, a small boat near shore, and distant houses under a clear sky.

1969 Holland, Michigan lake scene with sunlit ripples and a long floating dock seen from a handheld 8mm camera. — Sunlight flashes across the water as a floating dock stretches across the middle of the frame.

A 1969 8mm view in Holland, Michigan shows a floating dock across rippled lake water with bright sun glints. — The floating dock sits across the lake surface, with glittering water in the foreground and trees beyond.

The 1969 Holland, Michigan lake footage holds on a floating dock and shimmering water in a soft 8mm home-movie frame. — A final view holds on the dock and broad lake surface, with light catching the waves.

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