Dearborn Michigan-1960: Small Boat Approaching Lighthouse on Snowy Breakwater

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationDearborn, Michigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Dearborn Michigan

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Small Boat Approaching Lighthouse on Snowy Breakwater — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1960 captures a snowy coastal scene in Dearborn, Michigan. The footage shows a classic white lighthouse with a red lantern room standing on a rocky breakwater, surrounded by snow-covered land and dark, choppy water. A small boat carrying several people navigates the harbor near a large ship, suggesting transport or access to the island. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, documentary feel, evoking mid-century Americana and maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127740632

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 2039 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: d danielar
Reel-level year note: 1960
Reel-level location note: detroit michigan
Date: 1960 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: Dearborn, 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 archival requests needing Great Lakes-style winter waterfront, lighthouse, harbor access, or home-movie maritime atmosphere.
Period detail: The 8mm color, handheld framing, winter clothing distance, and mid-century harbor views support the supplied 1960 date without adding a specific landmark claim.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across the water, lingering on the lighthouse and then catching a small boat near a large vessel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white lighthouse, red lantern room, rocky breakwater, snow-covered shoreline, dark water, small boat, large ship hull, and low buildings.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, soft focus, gate edges, color shift, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter harbor insert, travel transition, maritime cutaway, or brief memory beat before a waterfront sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational or transport activity around a snowy lighthouse setting, suggesting public waterfront access without confirming the site or purpose.
Research note: People are visible at small scale and ship markings may be present, so likeness, trademark, and location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm winter lighthouse footage, snowy harbor home movie, small boat near large ship, and Michigan waterfront archive clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Dearborn or Michigan 1960 clips, then with winter waterfront, lighthouse, ferry, or harbor access footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 8mm view of a white lighthouse with red lantern room on a snowy waterfront near Dearborn, Michigan. — A white lighthouse stands beyond dark water and a snow-covered shore.

A white lighthouse and nearby low building appear across dark harbor water in the supplied 1960 Michigan home movie. — The lighthouse and small building sit behind a rocky edge and winter water.

The 1960 8mm footage frames the lighthouse more centrally, with a low building, snow, rocks, and harbor water visible. — A closer angle centers the lighthouse against a snowy waterfront landscape.

A small boat carrying several people approaches or passes near a large vessel in the 1960 Michigan harbor footage. — Several people ride in a small boat near the hull of a large ship.

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