Cabo San Lucas Mexico-1974: Two Men Swimming In A Pool

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationCabo San Lucas, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Cabo San Lucas

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Two Men Swimming In A Pool — Clip Details

Two men swim in a sun-drenched pool at a tropical resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, captured on 8mm film in 1974. The vibrant blue water contrasts with the stone patio and palm trees, while the warm, slightly faded color palette evokes classic 1970s home movie nostalgia. One man swims freestyle while the other floats and smiles, enjoying a relaxed summer day. The footage shows natural film grain and subtle camera movement, preserving the authentic feel of a personal vacation memory from the era.

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: 125783346

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 1004 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1974
Reel-level location note: Cabo San Lucas Mexico,La Paz Mexico
Date: 1974 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: Cabo San Lucas, 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: 1970s 8mm vacation footage suited to documentary or editorial requests for leisure travel, resort swimming, and informal Cabo San Lucas home-movie material.
Period detail: The poolside setting, swimwear, saturated color, and handheld 8mm look support a 1974 vacation context, though no visible landmark identifies the resort.
Home-movie behavior: Two adult men swim casually in a pool, with one facing the camera at times, preserving an unstaged vacation moment rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult swimmers, bright blue pool water, a stone patio edge, steps, planted landscaping, palm trunks, and strong midday sunlight.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, slight softness, vivid blue color, handheld framing, and mild exposure fluctuation typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief leisure insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition beat within a 1970s vacation or resort sequence.
Historical context: The footage reflects private leisure travel and pool recreation in a tropical resort setting, without visible signage or landmarks to support a more specific site claim.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are evident, and copyright clearance is separate from any privacy or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1974 Cabo San Lucas 8mm pool footage, 1970s Mexico vacation swimming, and vintage home movie resort leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes from the same trip, then other Cabo San Lucas 1974 material, then broader 1970s resort, swimming, and Mexico travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men swim in a blue resort pool in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 1974 home-movie footage. — Two men swim across a sunlit resort pool with a stone patio and landscaping behind them.

A man swims across the foreground while another adult swimmer looks on in a Cabo San Lucas resort pool. — One swimmer moves through the foreground as a second man remains farther back in the pool.

Two adult men appear to pause or swim toward each other in a sunlit Cabo San Lucas pool scene from 1974. — The swimmers face each other in the pool, with patio stonework and planting visible behind them.

Two adult swimmers are seen in a bright blue pool at a Cabo San Lucas resort setting in 1974 home-movie footage. — Two men continue swimming in the pool as the handheld camera frames the patio and greenery beyond.

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