Mexico City-1973: Fountain at Gothic Cemetery

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Mexico City

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Fountain at Gothic Cemetery — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage footage captures a serene fountain at a historic cemetery in Mexico City. Water jets spray upward in front of an ornate, arched wrought-iron gate with intricate gothic designs. The scene is framed by stone pillars and lush greenery, with a soft, nostalgic color palette typical of Super 8 home movies. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading, evoking a sense of time-worn memory and quiet reflection.

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: 124570837

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 1275 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: mexico
Date: 1973 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 1970s Mexico City documentary edits needing a quiet cemetery fountain, ornate gate, or reflective urban memory cutaway from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip shows 1973-era color 8mm texture with stone cemetery architecture, wrought-iron gothic ornament, trimmed greenery, and fountain jets in Mexico City.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor pausing on a decorative cemetery feature, holding on water movement and gate details rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include spraying fountain jets, an arched wrought-iron gate, stone pillars, cemetery walls, trimmed shrubs, bright sky, and occasional distant visitors.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, and uneven exposure give the short shot a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reflective insert, location-establishing cutaway, transition beat, or quiet visual pause in a Mexico City or memory sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor-level view of cemetery design and public memorial space without showing a specific burial, ceremony, or identifiable landmark name.
Research note: Rights review should consider copyright in the scan, possible likeness issues for distant visitors, and location/property context; no logos or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 Mexico City 8mm cemetery fountain footage, vintage wrought-iron cemetery gate, gothic cemetery detail, and archival home movie water feature.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Mexico City 1973 material, then cemetery architecture, fountains, gates, and reflective travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Mexico City 8mm view of fountain jets rising before a decorative wrought-iron cemetery gate and stone entrance pillars. — Water sprays across an ornate cemetery gate framed by stone pillars and greenery.

A Mexico City cemetery fountain sprays in front of an ornate iron gate, with stone posts and shaped greenery visible through soft 8mm color. — Fountain water crosses the frame in front of the arched cemetery gate.

1973 8mm footage shows fountain water before a gothic-style cemetery gate in Mexico City, with a small distant visitor near the entrance. — A cemetery fountain sprays before the gate as a distant visitor appears near the entrance.

Final 1973 Mexico City frame holds on fountain spray, arched wrought-iron cemetery gate, stone entrance posts, and surrounding shrubs. — The shot closes on fountain spray beside the decorative cemetery entrance.

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