Yucatan Mexico-1973: Tropical Area With Palm Trees And Old Stone Buildings

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

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Tropical Area With Palm Trees And Old Stone Buildings — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage footage captures a tranquil tropical scene in Yucatan, Mexico. A man in a white shirt and hat stands beside a rustic stone well with an arched opening, surrounded by lush palm trees and dense greenery. The camera moves to reveal weathered stone steps leading into a shaded courtyard, highlighting the region's traditional architecture. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, home-movie quality, evoking a sense of quiet exploration and historical charm.

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: 124571304

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Yucatan travel or tourism sequences needing a brief 8mm cutaway of tropical grounds, palm trees, and weathered stone architecture.
Period detail: The clip may show 1970s visitor-shot views of an older stone courtyard or garden area, with period clues mainly from the 8mm stock, handheld framing, and visitor clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes slowly from a traveler’s perspective, lingering on a man near a stone well and then drifting across steps, palms, and dense greenery.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a stone well or arched structure, a man in a white shirt and hat, palm fronds, worn stone steps, stucco or stone walls, and a lush garden path.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, green-warm color shift, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld movement that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short travel insert, location-establishing cutaway, transition between Yucatan scenes, or quiet memory beat in a 1970s journey sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for tourist observation of tropical architecture and garden spaces in Yucatan without confirming a specific landmark or site.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1973 Yucatan 8mm travel footage, Mexico tropical stone courtyard, palm trees and old buildings, or vintage home movie tourist scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Yucatan or Mexico travel footage, then broader tropical architecture and vintage tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Yucatan 8mm frame showing a man beside a weathered stone well or arched structure in a shaded tropical setting. — A man stands near a rustic stone well as palms and old masonry fill the background.

1973 Yucatan 8mm frame of worn stone steps leading toward a shaded courtyard wall among palm trees and greenery. — The camera turns toward steps and a shaded stone structure surrounded by tropical plants.

1973 Yucatan travel frame showing palm trunks, a stucco or stone wall, and worn steps in a shaded courtyard area. — Palm trunks partially obscure a weathered wall and low stone steps.

1973 Yucatan 8mm frame of a lush tropical garden beside a weathered stone or stucco building edge. — The shot ends on thick greenery and palms beside a worn exterior wall.

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