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Wisconsin USA-1958: One Man Water Skiing On Lake

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  • 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 restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121499763

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

  • 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 (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
Wisconsin, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • water
  • ship
  • boat
  • wind
  • man
  • squat
  • people
  • wisconsin USA
  • 1958
  • 1958 water skiing
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1950s home movie
  • water skiing footage
  • retro summer vacation
  • classic water sport
  • old film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage recreation
  • 1950s leisure activity
  • archival water skiing
  • nostalgic 1950s
  • family vacation footage
  • old film grain
  • vintage 8mm
  • water sport 1958
  • classic American pastime
  • vintage outdoor activity
  • 1950s Americana

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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