LA Paz Mexico-1974: Man And Woman Boarding Propeller Plane With Xa-Tag Markings

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationLa Paz, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man And Woman Boarding Propeller Plane With Xa-Tag Markings — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1974 captures a white propeller aircraft with a distinctive oval door and XA-TAG markings, parked under a clear blue sky. Passengers board via a portable ladder, and the clip includes interior shots of a man in sunglasses and a light-colored shirt seated inside the cabin. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century travel experience. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted moments of air travel in the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125783701

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: Yes
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: La Paz, 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: Supports 1970s documentary or educational requests for small-aircraft travel, regional aviation, and home-movie views of passengers boarding and riding in Mexico.
Period detail: The XA aircraft registration, portable boarding ladder, narrow cabin windows, and Super 8 color handling point to 1970s private or regional air travel.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal traveler viewpoint, moving from the plane exterior to seated passengers inside the cabin rather than a staged aviation scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a white propeller aircraft, XA-TAG fuselage markings, an oval door, a portable ladder, cabin windows, seated adults, sunglasses, and warm interior upholstery.
Film character: The footage has saturated color, soft focus, handheld framing, gate shadows, and visible grain consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a travel insert, aviation cutaway, transition into a flight sequence, or a memory beat for 1970s passenger movement.
Historical context: The material shows ordinary air travel as experienced by private individuals, with close views of the aircraft exterior and passenger cabin rather than airport infrastructure.
Research note: Faces and aircraft markings are visible, so copyright, likeness, and identifiable registration or operator questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s Mexico airplane boarding, La Paz home movie aviation, XA-TAG aircraft footage, and Super 8 passenger cabin travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 La Paz travel footage, then broader 1970s Mexico transportation or small-aircraft sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 La Paz home-movie frame showing a white propeller aircraft with XA-TAG markings and a portable ladder at the side door. — White aircraft exterior with visible registration markings and boarding ladder.

1974 La Paz frame of the white aircraft nose and side door area, with cabin windows and a portable ladder visible. — Aircraft nose and side door area seen from close range.

Interior 1974 La Paz travel frame showing seated adult passengers in a small aircraft cabin with bright windows behind them. — Passengers seated inside the aircraft cabin during travel.

1974 La Paz home-movie frame of an adult man in sunglasses seated in a small aircraft cabin beside bright windows. — Man in sunglasses seated inside the aircraft cabin.

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