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Wisconsin USA-1958: A Water Skier Zig Zags Over Boat Wake On A Body Of Water

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationWisconsin, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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A Water Skier Zig Zags Over Boat Wake On A Body Of Water — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin USA in 1958 shows a man water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing a dark swimsuit, carves across the water's surface, creating a spray as he navigates the wake behind a boat. A yellow tow rope stretches from the boat to the skier, who maintains balance while zigzagging. The scene is framed by a dark border, with a tree-lined shore visible in the background under a pale sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121499719

Rights & Clearance

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 1211 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label
family picnic,water skiing,lake wisconsin
Reel-level year note
1958
Reel-level location note
wisconsin
Date
1958 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Wisconsin, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • trees
  • shore
  • adult
  • spray
  • sky
  • swimming suit
  • rope
  • water
  • skier
  • zig
  • zags
  • boat
  • wake
  • body
  • tow
  • sports
  • recreation
  • wisconsin USA
  • 1958
  • 1958 water skiing
  • vintage 8mm film
  • home movie footage
  • water skier
  • tow rope
  • lake recreation
  • classic 1950s
  • retro sports
  • archival footage
  • old film
  • family vacation
  • summer fun
  • boat wake
  • water spray
  • mid-century lifestyle
  • nostalgic clip
  • vintage recreation
  • 8mm film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Midwest recreation requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of water skiing, lake leisure, or summer sports for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail
The clip may show late-1950s leisure culture through simple swimwear, a tow rope, open lake setting, and unpolished home-movie framing rather than staged sports coverage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing an adult water skier behind a boat, crossing wake on a lake with trees in the distance.
An adult water skier follows the tow rope across the lake wake, with distant shoreline beyond.

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