Acapulco Mexico-1962: Large Religious Mural in Acapulco

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

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationAcapulco, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Acapulco Mexico

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Large Religious Mural in Acapulco — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Acapulco, Mexico, in 1962, showing a large religious mural displayed indoors. The artwork features numerous figures in traditional attire, with a central figure in white surrounded by others in earthy tones of brown, red, and gold. The scene has a warm, aged color palette with visible film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of Super 8 footage. The camera remains steady, capturing the detailed composition of the painting, which appears to depict a biblical or saintly narrative. The mural is framed and mounted on a wall, with a dark border visible on the left side of the frame. The overall mood is reverent and nostalgic, capturing a moment of cultural and religious art in mid-century Mexico.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123726982

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: Acapulco, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing a brief Acapulco home-movie cutaway of indoor religious art or devotional decor.
Period detail: The warm 8mm color, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1962 Acapulco setting place the view in a mid-century travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor's steady look at a framed religious artwork rather than a staged museum or gallery record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large framed painting, clustered robed figures, a central white-clad figure, earthy red and gold tones, a wall edge, and dark film borders.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, warm exposure, soft detail, and slight frame drift that mark it as scanned physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, cultural-detail insert, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about Acapulco, religious art, or interiors.
Historical context: The scene shows religious imagery encountered indoors, reflecting a traveler documenting art and devotional visual culture without identifying the artwork itself.
Research note: Review is advised for artwork copyright and depicted religious figures; likeness/property concerns appear limited, but clearance is not guaranteed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Acapulco 8mm religious painting, Mexican devotional art home movie, framed mural interior, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Acapulco material, then broader religious art or Mexican interior cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Acapulco home-movie frame showing a large framed religious painting with clustered figures in warm brown, red, and gold tones. — A visitor-shot view of a framed religious painting displayed indoors.

The 1962 Acapulco footage holds on a detailed religious painting, with small figures, robes, and warm 8mm color visible across the frame. — The camera remains steady on the densely detailed religious artwork.

A slightly shifted 1962 Acapulco 8mm frame shows the framed religious painting with figures, decorative detail, and visible film softness. — A closer portion of the painting fills the home-movie frame.

Final 1962 Acapulco frame showing the religious painting off-center, with a central white figure, surrounding figures, and strong film grain. — The shot ends on the framed artwork with warm color and soft focus.

Visually Similar Clips