Cuba-1962: Parking Areas Near Body Of Water Palm Trees Building Sunny Traffic On

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Parking Areas Near Body Of Water Palm Trees Building... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a bustling parking area near a large body of water, likely a coastal resort or ferry terminal in Cuba. Rows of classic American cars from the early 1960s fill the lot, with several white buses parked among them. Palm trees line the waterfront, and a low building is visible in the distance. The scene is viewed through a window frame, with natural light and film grain adding to the nostalgic, archival quality. The overall mood is one of mid-century tourism and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 125014373

Rights & Clearance

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1184 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: saratoga
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: cuba
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: Cuba 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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s Cuba travel footage for documentary or museum edits needing a waterfront parking area with mid-century cars, buses, and resort or terminal atmosphere.
Period detail: The rows of large American cars, white buses, palms, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s travel setting, with Cuba and 1962 taken from clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The view appears filmed from behind a window or moving vehicle, giving the clip an unstaged visitor perspective on a busy coastal parking area.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include parked cars, white buses, palm trees, a waterfront horizon, low buildings, pavement, distant people, and dark window-frame bars.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of original home-movie travel film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat before or after scenes of Cuban tourism, transport, or waterfront movement.
Historical context: The clip shows a busy car-filled waterfront setting that may reflect mid-century leisure travel or transit patterns without identifying a specific facility or event.
Research note: People appear only as distant figures, but likeness, site permissions, and any property or copyright questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1962 Cuba 8mm waterfront parking lot, mid-century Cuban travel cars buses, or home movie coastal transport scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cuba 1962 travel views, then broader 1960s tourism, parking, waterfront, and transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Cuba 8mm view of a crowded waterfront parking area with parked cars, buses, sea horizon, and dark window framing. — Rows of parked cars and buses line a waterfront lot viewed through a window frame.

1962 Cuba home-movie frame showing a busy waterfront parking area, rows of cars, buses, and a low structure near the shoreline. — A crowded coastal parking area shows mid-century cars and buses near the water.

1962 Cuba 8mm frame of parked cars near a waterfront lined with palm trees, seen from behind dark window bars. — Palm trees stand between the waterfront and a car-filled parking area.

1962 Cuba travel footage frame with a waterfront parking lot, palm trees, a low building, rows of cars, and small distant figures. — Cars fill a sunny waterfront lot near palms and a low building, with distant people at the edge of frame.

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