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1973: Colorful Sign over Mexico City Street

1973: Colorful Sign over Mexico City Street

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  • Year1973
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationMexico
  • Duration7s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD

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Colorful Sign over Mexico City Street — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 in Mexico, capturing a surreal urban scene with a strange, colorful sign dominating the frame. The shot features a bustling cityscape with tall buildings, a clear blue sky, and a treeline of green trees. A mix of orange, purple, and green hues highlights the sign’s bold design. Birds fly across the sky, adding motion to the nostalgic, archival atmosphere. This rare 8mm home movie clip offers a unique glimpse into Mexico’s urban landscape during the 1970s, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
7s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
67614767

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
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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

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  • green
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  • summer
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  • 1973
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  • 1973 Mexico vintage footage
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  • mid-century commercial art
  • urban Mexico 1973
  • nostalgic home video
  • vintage 1970s footage
  • archival 8mm film
  • Mexico city street scene
  • retro sign design
  • vintage film footage
  • old home movie
  • documentary footage
  • 1970s Mexico
  • colorful sign 8mm
  • vintage 8mm film
  • retro urban scene

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