Michigan USA-1961: A Man Surfing, And When He Falls Into The Water, Goes

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Michigan

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A Man Surfing, And When He Falls Into The Water, Goes — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a man surfing on a lake or river. The clip captures him riding a wave before falling into the water, with splashes and ripples visible. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, vertical scratches, and a warm, faded color palette typical of 1960s home movies. The scene is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was shot through a window or projected. A person is seen swimming in the water in later frames. The footage has a nostalgic, candid quality, ideal for historical or editorial content about mid-century American leisure.

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: 121077887

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 2015 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,linda communion,,d danielar
Reel-level year note: 1961-1962
Reel-level location note: detroit michigan,
Date: 1961 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: 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 American home-movie requests involving lake recreation, amateur surfing, swimming, and mid-century leisure in Michigan.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, faded palette, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1961 Michigan setting place the scene in early-1960s home-movie documentation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged recreational moment as a surfer falls and a swimmer remains in the water, seen from a casual distant vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, a small breaking wave, a distant surfer, a swimmer's head, shoreline vegetation, dark frame borders, scratches, and film grain.
Film character: The footage has warm faded color, soft exposure, pronounced vertical scratches, gate edges, and the tactile grain of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century summer recreation, water sports, or family leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal outdoor recreation on Michigan water in 1961, with a home-movie camera observing activity from a distance rather than staging it.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are visible, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan 8mm home movie surfing, vintage lake swimming, amateur water sports footage, and mid-century summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan water scenes, then broader 1960s home-movie recreation and swimming clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a distant person surfing on choppy water near a wooded shoreline, with dark film borders and scratches. — A distant surfer rides across a small wave near the shoreline.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a swimmer's head above rippling water, with faded color and vertical 8mm scratches. — A swimmer remains visible in the water after the surfing action.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame with a partly submerged swimmer in open water, softened by faded exposure, grain, and vertical scratches. — A partly submerged swimmer appears in the lower portion of the frame.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a swimmer in rippling water, with warm fading, heavy scratches, and visible frame edges. — A swimmer moves through the water as the short clip ends.

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