Michigan USA-1961: Woman Water Skiing on Lake

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

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Woman Water Skiing on Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 captures a woman water skiing on a calm lake. She wears a red life vest, dark shorts, and a light blue swim cap while gliding across the water, pulled by a boat visible in one frame. The scene unfolds with natural film grain, vertical scratches, and a slightly faded color palette characteristic of mid-century amateur film. The background features a tree-lined shore and a wooden dock, evoking a nostalgic summer day. This authentic archival clip showcases classic 1960s recreational activity with a personal, candid feel.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121078021

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: 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 recreational-life requests needing authentic Michigan lake leisure, water skiing, or mid-century summer home-movie material.
Period detail: The red life vest, swim cap, small motorboat, and 8mm color look support a 1961 lake recreation setting without identifying a specific shoreline or event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged vacation-film value, following a woman as she skis past the camera while a boat and shoreline briefly enter the frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the woman water skiing, spray from the ski, calm lake water, a tow boat, a tree-lined shore, a low dock or railing, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, faded color, handheld framing, visible grain, and vertical scratches consistent with scanned amateur 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for summer recreation, family vacation, boating, or 1960s leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene illustrates mid-century American lake recreation through a home-movie lens, showing water skiing as casual outdoor leisure rather than an organized event.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan 8mm home movie water skiing, vintage lake recreation, woman skier, summer boating, and mid-century family vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1961 Michigan lake scenes, and then with broader 1960s boating or summer recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Michigan home-movie footage, a woman water skis across a lake while trees and a low shoreline sit in the background. — A woman skis across the lake at a distance, leaving a light spray behind her.

A small tow boat crosses the lake as the woman water skis behind it in 1961 Michigan home-movie footage. — The tow boat appears in the foreground while the skier continues behind it.

The woman, wearing a red life vest and light swim cap, skis closer across the Michigan lake in this 1961 8mm frame. — The skier comes nearer to camera, balanced over the ski as spray rises around her.

A closer 1961 Michigan home-movie frame shows the woman skiing across the lake in a red life vest and light blue swim cap. — The skier glides across the lake in a closer view, with spray trailing from the ski.

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