Michigan USA-1961: Man In Swim Trunks Skiing Across Lake Smiling Enjoying

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

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Man In Swim Trunks Skiing Across Lake Smiling Enjoying — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a man water skiing on a lake in Michigan. The shirtless man wears patterned swim trunks and a red life vest, gripping the tow rope as he glides across the water, leaving a white wake. The grainy, slightly blurry image captures the authentic feel of a classic summer vacation, with natural lighting and the characteristic film texture of Super 8 footage. The man appears focused and engaged in the recreational activity, embodying mid-century American leisure.

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: 121078535

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: Supports requests for early 1960s American vacation recreation footage, especially documentary or educational edits needing home-movie water-skiing material.
Period detail: The 8mm look, swim trunks, life vest, and leisure setting may show mid-century lake recreation consistent with the supplied 1961 Michigan metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The skier appears aware of the camera and smiles while holding the tow handle, giving the clip an unstaged family-vacation quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless adult man, patterned swim trunks, red life vest, tow handle, water skis, lake surface, spray, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate edges, and slight handheld instability give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short recreation insert, summer-memory cutaway, or transition within material about lakeside holidays and outdoor leisure.
Historical context: The clip places recreational water skiing within a domestic lake setting, showing casual adult leisure without visible landmarks or public event context.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness should be reviewed separately from copyright status; no logos, minors, or private property are visible in the frames.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 Michigan 8mm water skiing, vintage lake vacation home movie, and 1960s American summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader 1960s home movies of boating, swimming, and vacation recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Michigan home-movie footage, a shirtless man in patterned trunks and a red life vest skis across a lake. — A man on water skis rides across the lake while gripping the tow handle.

The skier smiles toward the camera in the 1961 Michigan lake footage, with twin skis visible near the water surface. — The skier smiles as he balances on the lake behind the tow rope.

A closer, partly cropped 1961 Michigan frame shows the man's legs, tow handle, skis, and spray as he rides across the lake. — A cropped frame emphasizes the skier's stance, skis, and white spray.

The final frame shows the adult skier from behind on a Michigan lake, moving away through a pale wake in 1961 home-movie footage. — The skier turns away from the camera, leaving a wake behind him.

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