United States-1960: Water-Skier Approaching Across Wakes on Two Skis

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

water sports
outdoor recreation
balance
summer leisure
amateur filmmaking
physical activity

Shot type: mixed
Camera: pan · handheld · Near water level, shifting from a side view to a more frontal view
Setting: outdoor · Open recreational water bordered by a wooded shoreline
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · Fair conditions; sky outside the frame
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright reflections and a shaded background
People: 1 · One skier in a dark swimsuit with a broad light waist panel, holding a tow handle with both hands; facial details and age are indistinct.
Objects: two water skis · tow handle · tow rope · dark swimsuit · light waist panel · small orange object along the tow line · boat wake · water spray
Colors: blue-green · dark green · white · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A distant skier holds the tow handle while riding two skis across the water.
The skier leans back with knees bent as a white wake passes beneath the skis.
The approaching figure grows larger while spray spreads around the ski tips.
A closer, more frontal view shows both skis and the handle held near the torso.

Water-Skier Approaching Across Wakes on Two Skis — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960 home movie footage follows a lone water-skier wearing a dark swimsuit with a light waist panel. Holding a tow handle with both hands, the skier bends their knees and rides two skis across rippled water and a broad white wake. The continuous shot follows the approach from a wider side view into a closer, more frontal view, with a wooded shoreline behind.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003633

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1960 American home movie supports documentary and museum requests for recreational water skiing and summer leisure.
Period detail: The dark swimsuit with a light waist panel and the paired skis support a broad mid-century appearance without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The skier continually adjusts their stance while the amateur camera follows the uninterrupted pass.
What appears in frame: The view contains one skier, two upturned ski tips, a tow handle, a fine rope, white spray, rippled water and a wooded shore.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, variable brightness and movement blur reflect the projected small-gauge film capture.
Edit role: Use the sustained approach as an action passage or a summer recreation memory beat between boating scenes.
Historical context: The scene records recreational water skiing against an undeveloped-looking wooded shoreline, without identifying a particular lake or community.
Research note: One person is visible with indistinct facial detail; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1960 American water skiing, paired skis crossing wakes and small-gauge summer home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's skier rising, falling and shared towing passes, then with circa 1960 United States boating footage and wider water-sport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1960, a distant water-skier in a dark swimsuit with a light waist panel rides across a pale wake. — The skier holds both arms forward while riding across the rippled surface.
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A water-skier crosses white wake in a side view, with dark trees beyond the water, in the United States, circa 1960. — Bent knees and a backward lean help the skier maintain balance over the wake.
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In the United States, circa 1960, an approaching skier rides two skis through spray, wearing a dark swimsuit with a contrasting waist panel. — The approaching skier becomes larger in frame as spray spreads around the skis.
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Closer view of a two-ski rider approaching across a wake in the United States, circa 1960, with the handle held near the torso. — Both ski tips remain visible beneath the skier in the closer approach.
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