Michigan USA-1961: Old Shooting Of A Man During A Water Skiing Class At The

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

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Old Shooting Of A Man During A Water Skiing Class At The — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, capturing a man water skiing on a calm lake. The shirtless man wears patterned swim trunks and a red life vest while gripping yellow tow ropes, gliding across the water behind a motorboat. The grainy, slightly blurred images show motion and effort, with a distant shoreline visible. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic look at mid-century recreational water sports, preserved in classic Super 8 film style.

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: 121078844

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 recreational leisure edits needing authentic home-movie footage of water skiing on a Michigan lake.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s boating recreation, with a red life vest, swim trunks, tow rope, and small motorboat visible on open water.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal home-movie view of a man learning or practicing water skiing while the camera follows from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless skier, red life vest, swim trunks, tow rope, spray, motorboat, lake surface, and distant shoreline.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate edges, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a recreation insert, summer memory beat, leisure cutaway, or transition into mid-century lake activity.
Historical context: The scene reflects family or vacation recreation around motorboating and water skiing without supporting a specific public event or landmark.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1960s Michigan lake water skiing, vintage 8mm boating recreation, man on waterskis, and home movie water sports.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader vintage boating, beach, and water-sport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame from a Michigan lake scene, mostly water and film-frame edges with action outside the visible area. — A mostly empty lake frame with the home-movie gate visible.

A man water skis on a Michigan lake in 1961, wearing swim trunks and a red life vest while gripping yellow tow ropes. — The water skier rides through spray while holding the tow line.

The skier trails behind a small motorboat on a Michigan lake, with water spray and soft 8mm blur across the frame. — A motorboat pulls the skier across open water.

A 1961 Michigan lake view shows the skier moving away through spray, with a boat at the edge and hills or shoreline in the distance. — The skier recedes across the lake with shoreline visible beyond.

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