Mexico City-1962: Outdoor Swimming Pool with Diving Platform and Spectators

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

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Outdoor Swimming Pool with Diving Platform and Spectators — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a high-angle view of a large outdoor swimming pool complex in Mexico City. The turquoise water is marked with lanes, and a diving platform stands at one end. A small group of people in period attire stands near the poolside, while others walk across the grassy area. The scene is framed by a dark border, characteristic of home movie film, with visible grain and warm color tones typical of 1960s Super 8 footage. The camera slowly pans, revealing more of the expansive pool and surrounding greenery.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123685947

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Mexico City recreation, public pool, leisure, or urban travel sequences needing brief 8mm home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The elevated viewpoint, formal pool layout, diving platform, and small figures in period dress may show a 1962 public swimming facility visit.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has visitor-shot value, observing people gathered near the pool from a high vantage point rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lane-marked turquoise pools, a diving platform, paved walkways, lawn areas, railings, and small groups of people.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with visible grain, soft focus, slight color shift, and dark frame borders from the scanned film strip.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or transition into recreation and public-space material.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for mid-century outdoor leisure space in Mexico City without identifying the exact facility or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, music, or private interiors are evident.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Mexico City 8mm pool footage, outdoor swimming pool with diving board, and vintage public recreation home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Mexico City 1962 footage, then broader 1960s outdoor leisure or swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Mexico City 8mm frame showing a large outdoor pool, paved deck, railing, and a small group of people seen from above. — People gather beside a lane-marked outdoor pool viewed from an elevated position.

High-angle 1962 Mexico City view of a turquoise pool, poolside walkway, people near a railing, and grass around the complex. — A small group stands near the pool edge as the camera looks across the swimming complex.

1962 Mexico City 8mm frame showing the diving platform area, adjacent pools, lawn, walkways, and distant people at poolside. — The view opens to show the diving platform and surrounding pools with visitors below.

Wide 1962 Mexico City pool-complex view with a diving platform, lane-marked water, lawns, paths, and a small distant group. — A wide frame shows the pool complex, diving structure, and visitors along the near railing.

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