Michigan USA-1968: Man Swimming In A Lake Or River Going Back To A Boat

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Man Swimming In A Lake Or River Going Back To A Boat — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1968 showing a man swimming in a calm lake or river in Michigan. The clip captures the swimmer creating ripples and splashes as he moves through the water, with a wooden dock visible in the background. The scene is framed by the dark borders of a film projector, showing natural film grain, slight color fading, and scratches typical of Super 8 footage. The surrounding landscape features trees and a grassy shoreline under a bright sky, evoking a nostalgic summer day of recreation.

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: 122810917

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 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
Date: 1968 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan recreation coverage, especially documentary inserts about summer swimming, boating, family leisure, or inland water landscapes.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1960s home-movie recreation through its 8mm format, color fading, dock structure, shoreline trees, and casual swimmer-centered framing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, watching a lone swimmer move across calm water toward or near a small boat or dock area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a swimmer in open water, ripples and splashes, a small boat or dock, grassy shoreline, trees, bright sky, and dark film-gate borders.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm film texture with soft focus, visible grain, light scratches, muted blue-purple color shift, and slight handheld or projector-framed instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief summer memory beat, recreation cutaway, water transition, or visual insert for midcentury outdoor leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal warm-weather recreation on an inland Michigan waterway without showing organized competition, named landmarks, or identifiable public events.
Research note: A person is visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are evident, and copyright, location, and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 8mm Michigan swimming footage, vintage home movie lake recreation, man swimming to boat, and 1960s outdoor leisure water scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Michigan 1968 lake or river material, then with broader vintage swimming, boating, and summer recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Michigan 8mm frame showing a distant swimmer making splashes in calm water near a tree-lined shore. — A swimmer moves through open water with a wooded shoreline in the distance.

A distant swimmer crosses a Michigan lake or river in 1968 home-movie footage, with ripples and trees behind. — The swimmer appears small in the frame as ripples spread over the water.

1968 Michigan 8mm frame with a swimmer's head above the water and a wooded shoreline in the background. — Only the swimmer's head is visible as the camera holds on the open water.

A swimmer moves through a Michigan lake or river near a small boat or dock in 1968 8mm footage. — The swimmer is seen near a small boat or dock along the water's edge.

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