Michigan USA-1961: Man Water Skiing Behind A Boat On A Lake Near A Tree-Lined

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

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Man Water Skiing Behind A Boat On A Lake Near A Tree-Lined — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a man water skiing on a lake in Michigan. The skier, wearing a red swimsuit, glides across the water, leaving a white wake behind him. The scene is framed by a dark border, with visible film grain, scratches, and a vertical blue line characteristic of old Super 8 film. A tree-lined shore is visible in the background, and the camera follows the skier's movement across the water. The footage captures a nostalgic moment of 1960s recreational activity with authentic film artifacts.

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: 121078130

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: This 1961 Michigan 8mm clip supports archive requests for mid-century American lake recreation, water sports, summer leisure, or home-movie inserts in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The red swimwear, small recreational water skis, handheld framing, and 8mm color stock may show early 1960s vacation filming on an inland Michigan lake.
Home-movie behavior: The footage carries unstaged home-movie value as the camera tracks a skier from a boat or lakeside vantage while the subject concentrates on staying upright behind an unseen tow boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male water skier, red swim trunks or vest, pale water skis, white spray, reflective lake water, dark frame edges, and a wooded shoreline.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, handheld movement, visible grain, vertical scratches, a blue line, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as authentic 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief recreation insert, summer memory beat, lake-life cutaway, or transition into a sequence about family vacations or outdoor sports.
Historical context: The clip visually documents leisure boating culture and water-ski recreation in a Michigan lake setting without identifying the participants, lake, or tow boat.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from personal rights checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan 8mm water skiing, vintage lake recreation home movie, man water skiing on wooded lake, and 1960s summer sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake scenes, and then broader 1960s boating, swimming, or family vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a man in red swimwear water skiing on a lake, with blurred motion and tree-lined shore behind him. — A water skier moves across the lake as the home-movie camera follows from a distance.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of a man water skiing away from the camera, leaving a white wake on a wooded lake. — The skier turns away from the camera, cutting through the lake wake.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing the skier moving farther from the camera across a lake bordered by dense trees. — The skier continues across the water, partially obscured by motion blur and film texture.

Final 1961 Michigan 8mm frame with the skier mostly out of view, leaving lake wake and wooded shoreline in soft archival color. — The skier exits the frame, leaving rippled water and the wooded shore as the shot trails off.

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