Mazatlan Mexico-1972: Beach And Water Resort For A Vacation

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationMazatlan, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 Mazatlan Mexico

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Beach And Water Resort For A Vacation — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Mazatlan, Mexico, in 1972 captures a tropical coastal resort scene. The clip opens with a view of the deep blue ocean and distant hills framed by palm trees, with small boats floating on the water. The perspective shifts to an aerial view of a winding swimming pool surrounded by lounge chairs and lush greenery, with guests relaxing under the sun. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, saturated colors, and a nostalgic, home-movie aesthetic, offering authentic archival footage of a 1970s Mexican vacation destination.

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: 120913963

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 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: Mazatlan, Mexico 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

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: 1970s 8mm vacation footage from Mazatlan, Mexico, suited to documentary or editorial requests for coastal resort travel, beach leisure, and period tourism atmosphere.
Period detail: The palm-lined bay, small boats, resort pool, lounge chairs, saturated color, and 8mm texture may show early 1970s vacation-resort visual culture in Mazatlan.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, looking outward over the bay and down toward a resort pool rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue coastal bay, distant hills with shoreline buildings, palm trees, small boats, a curved swimming pool, lounge chairs, greenery, and a few resort guests.
Film character: The footage has saturated blue color, soft focus, visible 8mm grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady home-movie framing that reads as original vacation film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, travel transition, resort cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about 1970s Mexico tourism.
Historical context: The images place leisure travel in a tropical coastal setting, with beach, boating, poolside relaxation, and resort landscaping visible without identifying a specific property or event.
Research note: People appear small in the poolside view, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos or readable brands are visible and copyright clearance remains separate from likeness or property considerations.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1972 Mazatlan Mexico 8mm resort footage, 1970s Mexico beach vacation home movie, tropical poolside travel film, and vintage coastal resort cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Mazatlan 1972 footage, then broader 1970s Mexico beach, boating, poolside, and resort-vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Mazatlan vacation footage looking across a blue coastal bay toward distant hills, with palm trees and small boats visible near the shore. — Palm-framed bay view in Mazatlan.

Mazatlan, Mexico bay view from 1972 8mm footage, showing blue water, distant hillside development, palm tops, and small boats near shore. — Bay and hillside seen above palm trees.

Soft 8mm view across the Mazatlan bay, with distant shoreline, palm fronds, and small boats seen from an elevated resort vantage point. — Elevated view across the bay.

1972 Mazatlan resort scene showing a winding outdoor swimming pool bordered by lounge chairs, palms, dense greenery, and a few visible guests. — Poolside resort area with lounge chairs.

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