Michigan USA-1961: Woman Water Skiing and Falling into Lake

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

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Woman Water Skiing and Falling into Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a woman in a dark one-piece swimsuit and white swim cap water skiing on a lake. She holds a tow rope, glides across the water, and creates a spray of white water. The clip captures her in motion, with a brief moment of her falling into the water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a dark border, characteristic of amateur 1960s home movies. The scene evokes a nostalgic, summertime recreational atmosphere.

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: 121080193

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s U.S. leisure, lake recreation, and women’s water-skiing scenes in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The swimsuit, swim cap, tow rope, and small-lake setting may show early-1960s recreational water skiing in Michigan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as a swimmer or skier loses balance and splashes into the lake during a family outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman water skiing, tow rope, lake surface, white spray, dark film borders, and a final splash after the fall.
Film character: The 8mm footage carries soft focus, visible grain, color fading, uneven exposure, and dark frame edges typical of amateur home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, summer recreation cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a vacation or lake sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century outdoor leisure and amateur filming of water sports without identifying the people or exact lake.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s Michigan home movie water skiing, woman falling into lake, vintage 8mm summer recreation, and lake vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader 1960s family recreation or water-sport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a female water skier moving across a lake with a tow rope in soft focus. — A water skier glides across the lake as the tow rope pulls ahead.

1961 Michigan lake footage showing the skier partly silhouetted while the tow rope crosses the water. — The skier rides through darker water with the tow rope stretched forward.

Female water skier in a dark one-piece swimsuit and white swim cap skims across a Michigan lake in 1961 footage. — The skier leans forward while holding the tow rope and throwing up spray.

After the fall, the skier appears as a small figure in the lake, with rippled water filling most of the frame. — The skier is down in the water after the fall, surrounded by ripples.

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