Dearborn Michigan-1960: Rowboat and Cargo Ship in Harbor

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

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Rowboat and Cargo Ship in Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a bustling industrial harbor in Dearborn, Michigan. A small rowboat with several people navigates the water near a massive cargo ship, its hull marked 'HIGHLAND MIDDLESEX'. The scene unfolds under a bright sky, with cranes, docks, and other vessels lining the waterfront. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color shifts, and a slightly shaky, observational camera style, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century maritime activity.

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: 127740650

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 documentary or editorial requests needing home-movie views of Great Lakes industrial harbor activity in Dearborn, Michigan.
Period detail: The large cargo ship, dock structures, small rowboat, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century maritime activity, with the 1960 date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera observes a small rowboat passing near larger vessels, giving the scene the incidental feel of a visitor filming waterfront activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark harbor water, a small rowboat with people aboard, a large cargo ship, dock pilings, waterfront structures, and bright sky.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, deep blue water tones, high-contrast exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld instability consistent with home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief harbor insert, industrial waterfront cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition into maritime commerce themes.
Historical context: The clip visually places small-scale leisure or workboat activity beside larger industrial shipping infrastructure without proving the purpose of either vessel.
Research note: People and vessel markings may be visible, so copyright, likeness, and brand or ship identification should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1960 8mm Dearborn harbor footage, industrial waterfront home movie, small rowboat near cargo ship, and vintage Great Lakes shipping scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1960 Dearborn or Michigan waterfront material, then broader mid-century industrial harbor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1960 Dearborn harbor view with a small rowboat moving across water near a large cargo ship and industrial docks. — A small rowboat passes in front of moored harbor vessels and dock structures.

Small rowboat on blue harbor water near larger vessels and industrial waterfront structures in Dearborn, Michigan. — The rowboat sits mid-harbor, framed by larger ships and a dark dock edge.

Handheld 8mm frame showing a rowboat near a dock while larger ships line the industrial harbor beyond. — A rowboat moves closer to the dock as larger vessels remain in the background.

1960 home-movie view of a small rowboat beside dock structures, with large cargo vessels across the harbor. — The rowboat passes between the near dock and larger harbor vessels.

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