Michigan USA-1961: Adult Floating in the Lake

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

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Adult Floating in the Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing an adult swimming in a lake or sea, wearing a life jacket. The person floats on their back, partially submerged, with a dark object nearby, possibly a paddle or float. The scene is viewed through a window frame, with natural sunlight creating reflections on the water. The film exhibits characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur typical of 8mm home movies from the early 1960s. The overall mood is nostalgic and candid, capturing a moment of leisure and safety in a natural aquatic 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: 121080813

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 for productions needing leisure, lake swimming, water safety, or summer recreation inserts.
Period detail: The 8mm color, life jacket, and casual lake activity support an early-1960s home-movie setting without visible landmarks or dated signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of an adult floating and swimming in open water as filmed from a shaded or framed vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult swimmer, orange life jacket, rippled lake water, a dark floating object, sun glints, and vertical window-like frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing give the short scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for midcentury vacations, lake recreation, or water-safety storytelling.
Historical context: The scene reflects private leisure on Michigan water in 1961, with the life jacket adding a visible safety element to the swimming activity.
Research note: An adult person is visible but not clearly identifiable; likeness review may still be needed, while copyright clearance remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Michigan 8mm lake swimming, adult in life jacket, home movie water recreation, and vintage summer swim footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Michigan outdoor recreation, then with broader lake, swimming, and life-jacket themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Michigan 8mm frame showing an adult in an orange life jacket floating in rippled lake water near a dark object. — Adult swimmer floats in open water with a life jacket and nearby dark object.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame of an adult swimmer in a life jacket moving through lake water beside a dark floating object. — Life-jacketed swimmer moves through the lake as light catches the water surface.

1961 Michigan 8mm still showing an adult partly submerged while swimming near a dark paddle-like object in open water. — Swimmer remains partly submerged near a dark object on the lake surface.

1961 Michigan home-movie frame with an adult in a life jacket floating low in rippled water beside a small dark object. — The life-jacketed swimmer drifts low in the water near a small dark object.

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