Saint Paul Minnesota-1971: View Of Motorboat Skimming Lake Waters On A Bright

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

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View Of Motorboat Skimming Lake Waters On A Bright — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a motorboat skimming across a calm lake in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The scene is viewed from a wooden dock, with the boat moving from right to left across the water. Passengers in casual summer attire are visible aboard the small motorboat, enjoying a sunny day. The shoreline features a rocky embankment and lush green marsh grasses, with a grassy field beyond. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-1970s American outdoor recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127416341

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm lake recreation footage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits needing a brief outdoor boating cutaway from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Period detail: The small motorboat, casual passengers, wooden dock railings, and saturated 8mm color may show early 1970s Midwestern summer recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, watching a passing motorboat from a dock across marsh grass and open water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat with passengers, blue lake water, marsh grass, a wooden dock, a rocky shoreline, grassy fields, and distant shoreline structures.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and saturated color that give the scene its scanned home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for lakeside leisure, summer travel, boating, or Minnesota recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects everyday outdoor leisure around a lake or waterway, with people boating near docks, marsh vegetation, and a maintained shoreline.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 8mm motorboat on lake, Saint Paul Minnesota boating, 1970s home movie lake recreation, and vintage summer watercraft footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Saint Paul or Minnesota lake footage, then broader 1970s boating and outdoor recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm view from a dock in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a small motorboat passing a marshy shoreline. — Motorboat passes across the water beyond a dock and marsh grass.

Small motorboat on Saint Paul lake water, seen past dock railings, marsh grass, and a rocky embankment. — Passengers ride in a small motorboat near the rocky shore.

Home-movie frame of a motorboat crossing a lake in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with dock railings and marsh grass below. — The boat continues across the lake past marsh grass and shoreline rocks.

Small motorboat with passengers on blue lake water, framed by a wooden dock, reeds, and a rocky Saint Paul shoreline. — A small boat skims along the far waterline beyond the dock.

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