Michigan USA-1961: Father Playing With His Daughter In Water

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

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Father Playing With His Daughter In Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 shows a father and daughter enjoying a sunny day on a lake. The man, wearing a dark shirt, supports his young daughter, who wears a bright orange life vest and a white bonnet, as they float together in the water. A yellow tow rope stretches across the frame, and a black water ski is visible, suggesting they are preparing for or recovering from a water skiing activity. The scene captures a candid moment of family fun with authentic film grain and color saturation typical of 1960s home movies.

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: 121079689

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 U.S. family vacation or lake recreation requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of a parent and daughter in the water.
Period detail: The orange life vest, white swim bonnet, water ski, and soft 8mm color may show early-1960s recreational lake culture in Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged family moment, with the pair floating close together and acknowledging the camera while attached to a tow rope.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two people in lake water, an orange life vest, a white bonnet, a black water ski, a yellow tow rope, rippled water, and a wooded shoreline.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, mild softness, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, lake-vacation insert, or cutaway within a sequence about family recreation or water skiing.
Historical context: The footage documents private leisure on a Michigan lake, showing family interaction around mid-century recreational boating or water-ski activity.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright review; no logos or private property are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s Michigan lake home movie, 8mm family water skiing, father daughter lake footage, and vintage family vacation water scene may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1961 lake or vacation material, then broader 1960s family recreation and water-skiing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame of a father and daughter floating in lake water near a black water ski and yellow tow rope. — A father supports his daughter in the lake as a water ski and tow rope remain visible.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a father and daughter floating together on a lake near a visible water ski. — The pair float together in the water with the ski tip raised beside them.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame of a father and daughter in lake water, with the tow rope and water ski suggesting water-ski activity. — A tow rope runs from the camera position toward the family members floating in the lake.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing the pair floating on a lake, one arm raised near the visible tow rope and ski. — The daughter raises an arm while floating with her father in the lake.

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