Michigan USA-1961: Man Water Skiing on Lake

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

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Man Water Skiing on Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 captures a man water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing dark swim trunks and a white life vest, glides across the water, pulled by a motorboat visible in the distance. The scene is framed by dark, out-of-focus edges, suggesting a view through a window or doorway. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic summer day of recreation. The surrounding shoreline is lined with dense green trees, enhancing the natural, leisurely atmosphere of this classic American pastime.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121079956

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: 1960s Michigan home-movie lake recreation footage for documentary or education edits needing period water-skiing and summer leisure material.
Period detail: The swimwear, small motorboat, life vest, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s American lake recreation without identifiable modern branding.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie view of a man water skiing while a distant boat pulls him across a calm wooded lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a water skier, tow spray, small motorboat, lake surface, wooded shoreline, dark window-like framing, and soft film edges.
Film character: Muted color, visible grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, and dark frame edges give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief recreation insert, summer memory beat, lake-sports cutaway, or transition within a family or regional history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents mid-century leisure on a Michigan lake, with boating and water skiing shown as informal outdoor recreation.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Michigan 8mm water skiing, vintage home movie lake recreation, man waterskiing behind motorboat, and 1960s summer boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel lake footage, then other Michigan 1961 outdoor scenes, then broader 1960s boating, swimming, and summer recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a man in a life vest water skiing across a calm lake with spray behind him. — A water skier moves across the lake as spray rises behind him.

1961 Michigan lake view with a small distant boat or tow wake moving near a tree-lined shoreline. — A distant wake cuts across the lake near the wooded shore.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a small motorboat moving across the lake, likely towing the skier outside the frame. — The tow boat travels across the lake with trees along the far shore.

1961 Michigan lake frame with the water skier appearing at a distance behind a tow boat wake near the wooded shoreline. — The skier continues across the lake at a distance, leaving spray and wake behind.

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