Water-Skiing 1961

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Description

Colour.

Short sequence showing a woman water-skiing. Probably cuts from unidentified Colour Pictorial item. L/S of woman travelling behind speedboat on water-skis. She wears a black swimsuit and a red swim hat. C/U of her feet in the ski - it is a uniski rather than two skis.

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
82903
Sort Number:
DOCS aka CS 1
Time in/Out:
01:37:58:00 / 01:39:03:00
Canister:
DOCS (aka CS 1)
Film ID:
2849.05
Issue Date:
1961

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