Mexico City-1962: Ancient Pyramid with Steep Stairs in Mexico

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

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Ancient Pyramid with Steep Stairs in Mexico — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a massive pyramid in Mexico City, its stepped structure rising from a dry, sun-baked landscape. The ancient monument, likely the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, stands under a clear sky, its weathered stone surface and broad staircases visible through the grainy, color-graded lens of a Super 8 camera. Sparse shrubs dot the arid terrain, emphasizing the monument's grand scale and historical presence. The footage, framed by the film's natural borders, evokes a sense of nostalgia and discovery, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century travel and archaeological tourism.

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: 123686350

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 travel, archaeology, or educational edits needing visitor-shot 8mm footage of a major pyramid in the Mexico City region.
Period detail: The frame shows mid-century color 8mm travel footage with rounded frame edges, arid foreground, and a distant stepped pyramid; the 1962 date is supported by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of a tourist viewpoint, holding on the monument from a distance rather than staging action or guided interpretation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large stepped pyramid, central stairway, dry grass, sparse shrubs, blue sky, distant low hills, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, gate edges, and small color blemishes that mark it as scanned physical 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, travel-memory beat, archaeological cutaway, or transition into Mexico-related archival material.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects mid-century archaeological tourism and landscape viewing, while specific site identification should remain tied to catalog research.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark/site rights, location identification, and copyright status should be checked for the intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Mexico 8mm pyramid footage, Teotihuacan travel home movie, arid landscape monument, and vintage Mexico City archaeology cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1962 Mexico City or Teotihuacan footage, then broader 1960s travel, archaeology, and landmark landscape scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm frame of a large stepped pyramid in the Mexico City region seen beyond dry grass, shrubs, and dark film borders. — A distant stepped pyramid rises from an arid landscape under a clear sky.

1962 home-movie view of a large pyramid with a central stairway, framed by dry grass, shrubs, distant hills, and 8mm gate edges. — The pyramid remains centered beyond a dry foreground and scattered shrubs.

Color 8mm frame showing the pyramid slightly larger in view, with its broad stairway, dry foreground grasses, shrubs, and low hills visible. — A slightly closer view emphasizes the pyramid's stairway and broad sloped form.

1962 8mm frame of the pyramid in an arid setting, with dry grass, shrubs, blue sky, film borders, and visible color marks from the scan. — The final frame holds on the pyramid while film texture and color marks remain visible.

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