Isle Royale Michigan-1972: A Lighthouse Tower With American Flag

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationIsle Royale, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Lighthouse Tower With American Flag — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a classic lighthouse on Isle Royale, Michigan. The white tower with a black lantern room stands against a pale blue sky, its American flag fluttering in the breeze. The footage, framed by the edges of a window or viewfinder, shows subtle camera movement and the characteristic grain and color fade of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This clip offers a serene, historic glimpse of a maritime landmark.

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: 125776586

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Isle Royale, Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1970s documentary or educational requests needing visitor-shot Isle Royale lighthouse footage as a maritime landmark cutaway.
Period detail: The 1972 home-movie date is supported by metadata, while the visible clues are the 8mm look, simple telephoto framing, lighthouse lantern, and small American flag.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the lighthouse from a distance with slight handheld movement rather than a staged scenic setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white lighthouse tower, black lantern room, glass beacon housing, metal railings, pale blue sky, American flag, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fade, gate edges, and small exposure shifts that give the shot physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location-establishing cutaway, maritime transition, or quiet memory beat in an Isle Royale or Great Lakes sequence.
Historical context: The footage places a lighthouse and flag within a 1970s travel-film view of Isle Royale, without showing visitors, crews, or surrounding shoreline context.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but lighthouse identification, site permissions, and separate copyright status should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches such as 1972 Isle Royale lighthouse 8mm, Michigan lighthouse home movie, Great Lakes beacon footage, or vintage maritime landmark may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1972 Isle Royale or Michigan footage, then broader Great Lakes lighthouse and vintage travel-film material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Isle Royale home-movie frame showing the upper lighthouse tower, black lantern room, railings, and small American flag. — Upper section of the lighthouse with lantern room, railings, and flag visible against the sky.

1972 Isle Royale footage frame with the lighthouse lantern room and flag seen through dark vertical frame edges. — The lighthouse tower shifts in frame, with the flag fluttering beside the lantern room.

1972 Isle Royale home-movie view of the lighthouse tower, dark lantern room, railings, and American flag. — A steadier view shows more of the white tower below the lantern room and flag.

1972 Isle Royale frame showing the lighthouse tower and lantern room with a small flag, softened by 8mm film grain. — The lighthouse remains centered near the right side, with the flag visible beside the lantern room.

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