United States-1960: Man Rising From the Water Onto Two Skis and Riding Away

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1960 · United States · Reel 811b951f contains 10 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

water sports
outdoor recreation
balance
physical skill
leisure
personal achievement
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: mixed
Camera: handheld · pan · Oblique rear and side view from near water level
Setting: outdoor · Open inland water with a distant wooded shoreline
Time and weather: daytime · likely summer · Fair weather with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright highlights on spray
People: 1 · One shirtless adult man with short dark hair, gray swim trunks and a broad white flotation belt, holding a tow handle with both hands.
Objects: two water skis · yellow tow handle · tow rope · orange float on tow line · white flotation belt · gray swim trunks
Colors: blue-green · white · gray · yellow · dark green
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man holds the tow handle while sitting low in the water, with ski tips raised ahead.
He pulls his body upward as spray breaks around his knees.
He rides on two skis with bent knees and both hands on the handle.
He recedes across the water behind a broad trail of spray.

Man Rising From the Water Onto Two Skis and Riding Away — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960 home movie footage follows a shirtless man rising from a low position in the water while gripping a yellow tow handle. Wearing gray swim trunks and a broad white flotation belt, he straightens onto two skis as spray gathers around his legs. He continues away across rippled water, leaving a widening trail of white spray. A handheld camera follows the continuous action, with a wooded shoreline visible in the distance.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003634

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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 continuous circa 1960 sequence serves documentary requests for American water recreation and a successful two-ski start.
Period detail: Gray swim trunks, a broad white flotation belt and the tow equipment support the approximate circa 1960 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows an unstaged attempt through its successful rise and departure, preserving the participant's changing posture.
What appears in frame: The frames contain a shirtless skier, gray trunks, a white flotation belt, two skis, a yellow tow handle, rippled water and trailing spray.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, muted blue-green color, bright spray and an irregular dark edge mark reflect the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the complete shot as a short action beat that progresses from effort to balance and forward motion.
Historical context: The visible equipment and swimwear place recreational water skiing within the section's approximate circa 1960 leisure setting.
Research note: One adult appears without a clearly identifiable face in these frames; footage copyright and any applicable likeness or equipment rights remain separate considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1960 American water skiing, a deep-water start and small-gauge home-movie recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's skiing approaches, falls and boat passengers, then with United States leisure circa 1960 and other water-sport starts.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1960, a man in gray trunks and a white flotation belt begins rising onto water skis amid spray. — The skier rises from a low starting position with both hands on the yellow tow handle.
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A water-skier in the United States, circa 1960, balances with bent knees above the spray, wearing gray trunks and a white flotation belt. — The skier reaches a standing position and continues forward with his knees bent.
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In circa 1960 United States home movie footage, a skier rides away with a dark ski tip visible beside the spreading white spray. — An upturned ski tip remains visible as the man gains distance from the camera.
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A man skis away across open water in the United States, circa 1960, leaving a broad white trail below a distant shoreline. — The skier recedes while the spray trail spreads across the water.
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