Wisconsin USA-1958: One Man Water Skiing On Lake

Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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One Man Water Skiing On Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin USA in 1958 captures a man water skiing on a calm lake. The skier, wearing a dark swimsuit and a light-colored cap, glides across the water, leaving a trail of white spray. The scene is framed by a dark border typical of old film, with a tree-lined shore visible in the background. The footage exhibits characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, evoking a nostalgic 1950s summer vacation atmosphere. The skier maintains balance while being pulled by a boat, showcasing classic mid-century recreational activity.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121499763

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 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Wisconsin, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: Supports 1950s Wisconsin recreation requests needing real home-movie footage of a water skier on a lake for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The dark swimwear, cap, tow rope, small water skis, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century leisure culture without identifying a specific lake or shoreline.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged family-vacation perspective, with the skier filmed from a nearby boat as he balances, crosses the wake, and throws spray.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone male water skier, lake water, tow rope, white spray, tree-lined shore, distant hills, dark film borders, and soft color fading.
Film character: The clip has a 1950s 8mm home-movie texture, with rounded frame edges, visible grain, mild blur, uneven exposure, and faded blue-purple lake tones.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief summer recreation insert, memory beat, lake-life transition, or cutaway within a mid-century vacation sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects recreational water skiing as a casual lake activity in a Wisconsin home-movie setting, with no visible crowds, signage, or named landmarks.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, private property, or music are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Wisconsin home movie water skiing, 1950s lake recreation, vintage 8mm summer vacation footage, and man skiing behind boat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1958 lake scenes, then broader 1950s boating, swimming, and summer recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Wisconsin 8mm frame showing a man water skiing across a lake, with spray behind him and dark film borders around the scene. — A lone skier glides across the lake while being pulled out of frame.

The skier stands upright on twin skis, holding a tow rope as the lake surface breaks into a white wake behind him. — The skier rides steadily near the edge of the framed lake view.

A home-movie frame shows the skier farther across the water, with a wooded shoreline and soft 8mm color fading visible. — The skier continues across the lake in front of a wooded shoreline.

The skier crosses open water with a broad lake view, distant hills, wooded shore, and visible 8mm frame borders. — The lake opens behind the skier as he rides past distant shoreline and hills.

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