Holland Michigan-1969: Sunset On Lake With Man Inspecting Water From Pier

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

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Sunset On Lake With Man Inspecting Water From Pier — Clip Details

HOLLAND MICHIGAN-1969: A serene sunset over a calm lake, with the sun setting behind distant hills, casting a golden reflection on the water. A small boat floats peacefully on the lake, and a wooden pier extends into the water. The scene transitions to a man in a light-colored jacket leaning over the edge of the pier, appearing to inspect or retrieve something from the water. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures the nostalgic atmosphere of a 1960s lakeside community, blending natural beauty with a moment of local human interest.

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: 125594671

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 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: Supports 1960s documentary or editorial requests for Holland, Michigan lakeside leisure, sunset atmosphere, and a brief human-interest moment on a pier.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, casual shoreline setting, simple boats, wooden pier, and light jacket may show a late-1960s Great Lakes vacation or local waterfront scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, moving from a scenic sunset to a man leaning over the pier as if checking or retrieving something from the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun, calm lake surface, distant dark shoreline, small boats, a wooden pier, painted pilings, and a man bending near the water.
Film character: The footage carries warm 8mm grain, soft focus, gate edges, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a lakeside transition, environmental cutaway, vacation memory beat, or quiet lead-in to a waterfront community sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday shoreline use in Holland, Michigan in 1969, showing recreational water, small craft, and informal activity along a pier.
Research note: A person is visible and likely not identifiable in detail, but likeness review may still be needed; no logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from location or personality rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Holland Michigan lake sunset, 8mm pier man at water, Great Lakes home movie, and 1960s waterfront vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Holland, Michigan waterfront material, then broader 1960s lake, pier, boating, or water-safety themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm frame showing the sun low over a lake, its reflection on the water, small boats, and a pier at left. — Low sun reflects across calm lake water beside a pier and small boats.

1969 Holland, Michigan lake sunset with two small boats on the water, a dark shoreline, and a pier silhouetted along the left edge. — Small boats sit on the lake as the sun drops behind the distant shoreline.

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm frame showing a man in a light jacket bending over the edge of a pier near painted pilings and dark water. — A man leans over the pier edge near weathered pilings and water.

1969 Holland, Michigan pier scene with a man leaning down toward the water, painted pilings in the foreground, and shoreline structures behind him. — The man continues leaning toward the water from the pier edge.

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