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Mexico City-1962: Traditional Boats Glide on Mexico City Canal

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  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationMexico City, Mexico
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1962 Mexico City

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Traditional Boats Glide on Mexico City Canal — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a lively canal scene in Mexico City, featuring traditional trajineras—ornate, flat-bottomed boats with decorative canopies—gliding along a tree-lined waterway. Passengers, including children and adults in period clothing, enjoy the ride under a bright sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with a dominant blue-purple tint and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century home movie aesthetic. The camera remains steady, offering a serene view of the bustling waterway surrounded by tall trees and distant hills.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123685502

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1835 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Reel-level year note
1962
Reel-level location note
dallas,mexico city
Date
1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Mexico City, Mexico Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • culture
  • boats
  • asian
  • water
  • crowded
  • sea
  • transportation
  • mexico city
  • 1962
  • 1962 Mexico City footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • trajineras canal boats
  • Mexican canal ride
  • 1960s home movie
  • Super 8 travel footage
  • traditional Mexican boats
  • family vacation 1962
  • water transportation history
  • classic Mexican culture
  • retro travel footage
  • archival canal scene
  • vintage family outing
  • 1960s tourism
  • nostalgic travel clip
  • old film footage
  • Mexican heritage
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage documentary
  • cultural heritage

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