Michigan USA-1961: Man Practicing Water Skiing

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

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Man Practicing Water Skiing — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a man water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing a red life vest and light-colored trunks, glides across the water, leaving a white wake behind. A motorboat pulls him from a distance, visible in the final frame. The scene is framed by dark borders, with noticeable film grain and slight color fading typical of 1960s amateur film. The distant shoreline is hazy under an overcast sky, capturing a nostalgic moment of summer recreation.

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: 121078853

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Michigan, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: 1960s Michigan lake recreation footage suited to documentary inserts about summer leisure, amateur water sports, or family vacation memories.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, red flotation vest, small tow boat, and open lake setting support an early-1960s home-movie recreation scene.
Home-movie behavior: A distant home-movie viewpoint follows an adult skier practicing across the wake rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a water skier, red life vest, pale trunks, lake surface, white spray, hazy shoreline, dark film borders, and a tow boat in the final frame.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a brief insert, summer recreation cutaway, lake-life transition, or memory beat within a family vacation sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century recreational boating and water skiing as seen through a private amateur camera, without identifiable public landmarks.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright licensing should be considered separately from possible likeness or location review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Michigan 8mm water skiing, vintage lake recreation home movie, adult water skier tow boat, and 1960s summer sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader vintage boating and water-skiing recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a distant adult water skier in a red vest crossing the lake surface. — A water skier glides away from the camera across the lake.

A distant adult water skier in a red vest rides over a low wake on a Michigan lake in 1961 footage. — The skier crosses a small wake, leaving spray behind.

The home-movie camera holds a distant view of the skier continuing across the lake with a low shoreline beyond. — The skier continues across the water in a soft, distant view.

A distant skier moves near the wake while a small motorboat appears at the right edge of the 1961 Michigan lake scene. — The tow boat enters the frame as the skier trails across the lake.

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