Holland Michigan-1969: Beautiful Sunset Over the Ocean View with Clouds

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

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Beautiful Sunset Over the Ocean View with Clouds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over the ocean from Holland, Michigan. The sun glows warmly as it dips below the horizon, casting golden light across the water and through scattered clouds. The grainy texture and soft focus of the Super 8 footage evoke a nostalgic, timeless atmosphere. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting a view through a window or projector, enhancing its intimate, personal feel. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125594308

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 8mm home-movie sunset footage from Holland, Michigan, useful for documentary transitions, memory sequences, and Great Lakes atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames show a soft-focus 8mm color view of sun, clouds, and open water; visible era clues come mainly from the 1969 source metadata and film stock texture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, holding on a quiet sunset rather than a planned scenic setup or commercial composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun, cloud bands, open water, distant horizon, dark film-gate borders, warm orange light, and soft grain.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm look with visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure glow around the sun, and dark frame edges from the scan or gate.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, reflective transition, end-of-day cutaway, or memory beat in a 1960s travel or family-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a personal 1969 shoreline view in Holland, Michigan, without identifiable people, buildings, signage, or specific public events visible.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and location description should be checked separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 8mm sunset over water, Holland Michigan home movie, vintage Great Lakes sunset, and 1960s family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Holland, Michigan 1969 material, then with vintage shoreline, sunset, or quiet travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 8mm frame from Holland, Michigan, showing a low orange sun over open water beneath layered clouds. — Low sun glows through clouds above a dark water horizon.

Vintage 8mm Holland, Michigan sunset view with the sun just above the waterline and heavy clouds across the sky. — Sunset holds near the horizon with rippled water below.

1969 home-movie frame showing a soft orange sun over water at Holland, Michigan, with clouds filling most of the sky. — A soft orange sun sits above the water beneath layered clouds.

Final 8mm frame of the Holland, Michigan shoreline sunset, with the sun glowing low under broad clouds and water below. — The sun remains low under cloud cover as the water darkens.

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