Illinois USA-1962: Man Water Skiing on Lake, Balancing on Ski

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Illinois

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Man Water Skiing on Lake, Balancing on Ski — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a man water skiing on a sunny day in Illinois. The clip shows him balancing on the ski, cutting across the lake with a motorboat pulling him. The scene is framed by a dark border, with docked boats and a tree-lined shore in the background under a partly cloudy sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading and film grain, evoking a nostalgic 1960s American summer recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123718550

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 2325 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
Date: 1962 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: Illinois, 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: Fits archival requests for 1960s American summer recreation on inland lakes, suitable as period atmosphere or contextual B-roll for Midwest leisure documentaries.
Period detail: The 8mm color rendition, boat styles, and dock construction visible in frames suggest mid-1960s American lakeside recreation; the 1962 date is supported by source metadata with high confidence.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from the dock by a watching family member, the camera captures the open lake and moored boats as much as the skier, conveying an unstaged ordinary summer day at the water.
What appears in frame: Open lake water, dock with dark rubber tire bumpers, one or two white motorboats moored at dock, tree-lined far shore, partly cloudy summer sky with cumulus clouds, and 8mm film-edge vignette.
Film character: The footage shows characteristic 8mm blue-shift and slight sky overexposure, with visible grain and a dark film-edge vignette that frames each shot with authentic mid-century texture.
Edit role: Works as a period atmosphere cut or transitional establishing shot to set a 1960s Midwestern summer recreation scene before or after closer action footage.
Historical context: Water skiing became a mainstream American recreational pursuit in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with inland lakes serving as common summer destinations for middle-class families in this era.
Research note: One or more individuals appear per source metadata; likeness rights for identifiable persons should be assessed, though subjects appear small and distant in the extracted frames; no logos identified.
Research search match: Researchers may find this via queries for 1960s American summer lake recreation, Midwest home movie 8mm, vintage water sports, or Illinois leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same 8mm reel; then with 1960s Illinois or Midwest lake leisure footage; then with mid-century American boating and water-skiing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame circa 1962, Illinois lake viewed from dock with dark rubber bumpers, open water and wooded far shore under summer cumulus sky. — Lake viewed from dockside, Illinois, circa 1962.

8mm home movie frame circa 1962, Illinois lake with white motorboat moored at dock, tree-lined far shore and cumulus clouds visible across open water. — White motorboat at dock, summer lake, Illinois, circa 1962.

8mm home movie frame circa 1962, Illinois lake with white cabin cruiser moored at dock, summer cumulus clouds dominating the upper frame above a tree-lined shore. — Cabin cruiser moored at dock under summer clouds, Illinois, circa 1962.

8mm home movie frame circa 1962, Illinois lake with white motorboat at dock, tree-lined shore and cumulus clouds in background across open water. — Motorboat at dock, Illinois lake, circa 1962.

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