Saint Paul Minnesota-1971: People In A Small Boat On The Water With A Broken Motor

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Minnesota

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People In A Small Boat On The Water With A Broken Motor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures two people in a small motorboat navigating calm waters near marshy grasses. A man in a white cap and swim trunks sits at the front, while a woman in a red top operates the small outboard motor at the rear. The boat moves steadily through the water, leaving a gentle wake, with tall green reeds lining the shoreline. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic 1970s summer day. This authentic 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127416192

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 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: Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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: Supports requests for early 1970s Minnesota home-movie footage of casual boating, river or lake recreation, and small-craft trouble on calm water.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage and swimwear may show a 1971 summer outing, with no visible landmarks or signs to independently confirm Saint Paul beyond the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as people sit low in a small boat, handle an oar or motor, and move slowly across shallow water near reeds.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, seated adults, a white cap, a red top, oars or paddles, rippled water, marsh grasses, and shoreline vegetation.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and contact-sheet frame borders that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, summer memory beat, transition between waterfront scenes, or insert for a stalled small boat.
Historical context: The footage reflects informal outdoor recreation on a quiet body of water, with the small craft and marsh edge suggesting a modest local outing rather than a staged scene.
Research note: People are visible and may be identifiable in close review, so likeness permissions should be assessed separately from footage copyright and location metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 8mm boating footage, Saint Paul Minnesota home movie, small motorboat on water, broken outboard motor, and marsh shoreline recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Saint Paul or Minnesota waterfront footage, then broader 1970s small-boat recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 Saint Paul home-movie footage, two people sit in a small boat on calm water bordered by reeds. — A small boat carries two people past marshy grasses on rippled water.

A man in a light cap and a person in a red top sit in a small boat on calm water in the Saint Paul, Minnesota clip. — The boat moves across the water with reeds visible along the far edge.

The small boat continues past marsh vegetation, with one person near the front and another near the motor area at the rear. — Two people ride slowly in a narrow boat beside shallow marsh growth.

A small boat carries several people on the water, with one person in a red top and an oar visible near the stern. — Several people crowd into the boat as an oar rises above the group.

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