Michigan USA-1961: Water Skiing On A Lake

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

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Water Skiing On A Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a person swimming in a lake and then being pulled on a water ski. The clip captures the subject in a black and white swimsuit, gliding across the water with a yellow tow rope and orange buoy visible. The scene is framed by dark borders, with natural lighting and a grainy, nostalgic quality typical of Super 8 film. The water is calm with gentle ripples, and the shoreline is visible in the background. This authentic archival footage evokes mid-century American leisure and outdoor 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: 121080262

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: Useful for 1960s American home-movie requests needing brief lake recreation, swimming, or water-skiing material for editorial inserts or period leisure sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show early 1960s lake recreation, with a simple swimsuit, tow rope, buoy, and wooded shoreline supporting the stated Michigan 1961 context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-observer feel, following a swimmer as they prepare and then rise onto a water ski across the lake.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open lake water, a swimmer, a water ski or board, yellow tow rope, orange buoy, shoreline, trees, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, handheld framing, and gate-edge borders that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short recreational insert, summer memory beat, transition to lake activity, or cutaway within a mid-century family leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal outdoor recreation on a Michigan lake, emphasizing everyday leisure rather than a documented public event or named location.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Michigan lake home movie, 8mm water skiing, vintage swimmer on lake, 1960s American summer recreation, and home-movie watersports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1961 lake footage, then broader 1960s home-movie recreation and watersports scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a person swimming in a lake, framed by dark film borders with shoreline visible beyond the water. — A swimmer moves through rippled lake water near the start of the clip.

1961 Michigan lake footage showing a swimmer near a small floating object, with dark 8mm frame borders and shoreline in the background. — The swimmer remains low in the water as the lake surface fills the frame.

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a person preparing to water ski, holding a yellow tow rope near an orange buoy on lake water. — The skier begins to rise while holding the tow rope close to the water surface.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame showing a water skier in a dark and white swimsuit crossing the lake with tow rope and spray visible. — The skier is upright and moving across the lake, leaving a splash of spray behind.

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