Holland Michigan-1969: Sailboat Silhouetted at Sunset

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

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Sailboat Silhouetted at Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a calm body of water in Holland, Michigan. A small sailboat rests in silhouette at the center of the frame, its mast reaching toward the glowing orange sun as it dips behind a distant tree-lined shore. The water reflects the warm hues of the sky, creating a tranquil, nostalgic scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a sense of quiet reflection and timeless Americana. 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: 125594692

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 home-movie requests needing a quiet Great Lakes sunset, boating cutaway, or reflective Americana transition.
Period detail: The small silhouetted sailboat, calm shoreline, and saturated 8mm color support a late-1960s leisure-waterfront setting without visible modern intrusions.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's pause on a sailboat and sinking sun, typical of a family travel or lakeside memory sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low orange sun, dark tree-lined shore, calm rippled water, small sailboat silhouette, mast, reflection, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure bloom around the sun, and gentle handheld steadiness.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an atmospheric insert, scene transition, end-of-day cutaway, or memory beat within travel, family, or waterfront stories.
Historical context: The view suggests leisure boating and waterfront observation in Holland, Michigan, presented through a private home-movie lens rather than a public event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1969 Holland Michigan 8mm sunset, small sailboat silhouette, calm water home movie, and vintage lakeside boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 Holland, Michigan scenes, then broader 1960s waterfront, sunset, or boating material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm frame showing a small sailboat in silhouette on calm water as the sun drops behind a dark shoreline. — A silhouetted sailboat rests on still water as the sun nears the tree-lined horizon.

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm frame with a dark sailboat below a glowing sunset and distant tree-lined shore. — The sailboat remains centered below the glowing sun, with warm reflections across the water.

1969 Holland, Michigan home-movie frame showing a sailboat silhouette beneath a low sun over calm water. — A quiet sunset view places the sailboat below the dark horizon line and bright orange sun.

1969 Holland, Michigan 8mm frame of a small sailboat silhouetted against calm water and a low sunset behind the shoreline. — The sailboat sits in silhouette as sunset light spreads across the water surface.

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