Michigan USA-1961: A Person Swimming and Water Skiing on a Lake

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

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A Person Swimming and Water Skiing on a Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan USA in 1961 captures a serene lake scene with a person swimming and another water skiing. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus evoke authentic mid-century nostalgia. A lone skier glides across the water, leaving a white wake, while the shoreline is lined with dense trees. The footage is framed by the dark borders of a film projector, enhancing its archival quality. This authentic slice of 1960s American recreation showcases classic summer leisure activities in a natural setting.

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: 121080497

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 requests needing 1960s Michigan home-movie lake recreation footage for documentary inserts, family-memory sequences, or summer leisure context.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s amateur color 8mm lake footage, with water skiing and wooded shoreline supporting the supplied 1961 Michigan setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, distant home-movie view of people swimming and water skiing, recorded as family or vacation leisure rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lake water, a distant water skier, white wake, wooded shoreline, film gate borders, soft focus, and dark vertical frame divisions.
Film character: The footage has a grainy 8mm color look, soft focus, slight fading, uneven exposure, and visible frame borders that place it clearly within amateur film material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, transition, or establishing detail for mid-century American lake vacations and water sports.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational lake use in a wooded Michigan setting, showing swimming and water skiing without enough detail to identify individuals or a specific lake.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, private property, or brands are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Michigan 8mm lake recreation, vintage home movie water skiing, wooded shoreline lake footage, and 1960s summer swimming scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel lake or vacation material, then Michigan 1961 footage, then broader 1960s American water recreation and home-movie leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm home-movie frame showing lake water and a distant wooded shoreline through dark film gate borders. — A quiet view across the lake framed by dark film borders.

Distant Michigan lake view from 1961 home-movie footage, with rippled water, treeline, and visible film gate edges. — Open water and a dark wooded shoreline appear within the 8mm frame.

1961 Michigan lake recreation frame with a distant person water skiing across the water near a wooded shore. — A water skier moves across the lake with a small wake trailing behind.

Distant 1961 Michigan home-movie view of a person water skiing on a lake, with spray and trees behind them. — The skier continues across the water, leaving spray against the wooded backdrop.

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