Yucatan Mexico-1973: Tan Monument And Green Grass On A Clear Day

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationYucatan, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Yucatan Mexico

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Tan Monument And Green Grass On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a sweeping view of ancient Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico. The camera pans across a grassy field toward a large tan stone monument, its stepped pyramids and intricate carvings partially framed by lush green trees. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and vertical scratches typical of Super 8 home movies. The scene is bathed in soft daylight under a clear sky, evoking a sense of historical discovery and nostalgic travel. This archival clip offers authentic, unfiltered footage of a historic site, perfect for documentaries, travel narratives, or historical content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124571193

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 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: Yucatan, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm travel footage suited to documentary or educational requests for visitor views of Mayan ruins in Yucatan, Mexico.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s tourist-era access to a grassy archaeological site, with no modern signage, vehicles, or crowds visible.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld pan gives a visitor-shot perspective across grass and trees toward a tan stepped monument rather than a staged or tripod-framed survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grassy field, large trees, pale sky, low stone remains, a tan stepped monument, and vertical poles or posts near the structure.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and vertical scratches give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition into a sequence about Yucatan archaeological tourism.
Historical context: The clip visually documents a quiet visitor view of an archaeological landscape, but the specific monument or site identity should be verified before publication.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location permissions, and monument identification for their intended use.
Research search match: Search phrases this clip may match include 1973 8mm Yucatan ruins, Mexico home movie archaeology, Mayan monument grass field, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1973 Yucatan or Mexico ruin views, then with broader vintage archaeological travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 8mm Yucatan footage shows grass and large trees partially framing a tan archaeological structure in the distance. — A handheld view begins across grass and trees toward a tan monument.

A visitor-shot 1973 Yucatan frame shows trees and low stone remains leading toward a tan stepped monument. — The pan shifts right, revealing more of the stepped stone structure.

The 8mm frame centers more of the tan Yucatan monument beyond grass, with trees and low stone remains nearby. — The monument becomes the central subject beyond the open lawn.

The closing 1973 Yucatan frame shows the tan stepped monument across grass, with trees and vertical posts visible nearby. — The pan settles on the stepped monument and surrounding grassy site.

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