Michigan USA-1961: Man Practicing Water Skiing on Lake

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

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Man Practicing Water Skiing on Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1961, showing a man practicing water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark shorts, glides across the water while holding a tow rope, leaving a white wake behind. The scene is framed by a dark border, characteristic of old film projection, with visible grain and slight color fading. Lush green trees line the distant shore under bright daylight, capturing a nostalgic moment of 1960s recreational activity.

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: 121080612

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 footage suited to documentary or educational requests for lakeside recreation, water skiing practice, and amateur vacation leisure.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, projected-frame border, and simple water-ski attire support a 1961 home-movie context without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged recreational moment, with a skier repeatedly crossing the lake while the camera watches from a distant shore or boat-side viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone water skier, tow rope, white spray, calm lake surface, wooded shoreline, bright daylight, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, muted color, soft exposure shifts, slight blur, and a projected contact-frame feel that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short insert, leisure montage beat, summer recreation cutaway, or memory transition within a midcentury family or regional sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows recreational water skiing on an inland lake, reflecting casual outdoor leisure rather than an organized sporting event.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; likeness review may still be needed, while no logos, music, or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Michigan 8mm water skiing, vintage lake recreation, home movie water skier, and 1960s summer sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Michigan lake footage, then broader 1960s boating and water recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing a distant water skier crossing a calm lake with a tow rope and white spray behind him. — A water skier moves across the lake near the tree-lined shore.

A distant skier in light and dark clothing rides across a Michigan lake, with wake trailing behind and trees along the far bank. — The skier continues across the open water with a visible tow line.

A 1961 home-movie frame shows the skier leaning over the water as spray breaks behind him near the wooded shoreline. — Spray rises as the skier practices a turn or balance correction.

The skier appears farther from camera on the lake, leaving a long white wake against the wooded Michigan shoreline. — The skier travels away across the lake, leaving a narrow wake.

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