Michigan USA-1961: Person Practicing Water Skiing

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

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Person Practicing Water Skiing — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a person water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing a bright orange life vest and dark swim trunks, glides across the water while holding a yellow tow rope, creating a dynamic spray. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and a nostalgic color palette typical of mid-century home movies. The scene captures a moment of recreational fun and summer leisure, with green shoreline visible in the background. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical recreations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 121079758

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 archival requests for early 1960s Michigan lake recreation, amateur water skiing, summer leisure, or home-movie sports inserts.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage and orange flotation vest may show early 1960s recreational boating style, with no visible brands or landmarks to narrow the setting beyond the supplied Michigan metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of a skier balancing behind a tow line, with the camera staying on the action as spray crosses the lake surface.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a water skier, orange life vest, dark swim trunks, yellow tow rope, twin skis, lake spray, calm water, and a distant green shoreline.
Film character: The scan has soft 8mm grain, saturated home-movie color, slight motion blur, and uneven exposure that give the short action beat a physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick recreational insert, summer memory beat, sports cutaway, or transition within a sequence about lakeside leisure.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century amateur water recreation on an inland lake, while the frames do not identify the person, boat, exact lake, or event.
Research note: A visible person and possible face require likeness review, while no logos, private property, children, or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Michigan water skiing, 8mm home movie lake recreation, vintage tow rope skiing, and summer sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s boating, swimming, or vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a water skier in an orange life vest gliding on twin skis across calm lake water. — A skier balances behind a yellow tow rope as spray rises from the lake.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame with a skier holding a tow rope as water spray trails across the lake surface. — The skier continues forward with a broad fan of spray behind the skis.

Cropped 1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing the skier’s lower body, orange vest, skis, and a large burst of spray. — The skier moves through the frame as the camera catches spray and the lower body.

1961 Michigan frame showing a water skier leaning on twin skis, with a yellow tow rope and spray visible across the lake. — The skier leans with the tow rope taut as spray spreads behind.

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