Mexico City-1962: People by Railing Overlooking Large Swimming Pool

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

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People by Railing Overlooking Large Swimming Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a high-angle view of a large outdoor swimming pool in Mexico City. A group of people stands along a railing overlooking the pool and a wide concrete staircase, with a green lawn visible beyond. The scene, framed by dark borders suggesting a window or viewfinder, shows individuals in casual 1960s attire, some walking and others observing. The film exhibits natural grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-century recreation and public leisure.

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: 123685950

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 documentary or educational edits needing 1960s Mexico City leisure footage with a public pool overlook and visitors gathered along a railing.
Period detail: The clothing, saturated color, 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1962 date place the scene in an early-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from above as people stand, stroll, and look toward the pool area, preserving an unstaged visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large outdoor pool, lane markings, concrete steps, orange railing, green lawn, scattered visitors, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven edge shadowing, mild color shift, and a slightly handheld high-angle composition typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for recreation, travel, public leisure, or mid-century urban life.
Historical context: The scene shows spectators or visitors near a pool facility, suggesting everyday public recreation without identifying the venue or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Mexico City 8mm pool overlook, vintage swimming pool spectators, and 1960s home-movie recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Mexico City material, then broader 1960s swimming, recreation, or public leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Mexico City 8mm frame showing visitors along a railing overlooking a pool, concrete steps, and lawn. — Visitors stand near a railing above a large outdoor swimming pool and concrete stairway.

High-angle 1962 Mexico City pool view with people spaced along the railing and lawn beyond. — A small group remains along the railing while the pool and lawn fill the background.

1962 Mexico City home-movie frame with visitors near a railing, a pool corner, stairs, and lawn. — Visitors pause near the railing as the camera looks down across steps toward the pool.

High-angle 1962 Mexico City frame showing a pool, railing, clustered visitors, and broad concrete steps. — More figures are visible near the poolside while a group continues standing along the upper railing.

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