Acapulco Mexico-1952: Man and Woman Posing With Rods Beneath Hung Marlins and Sailfish

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationAcapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 · Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1952 · Acapulco & Mexico City · Reel 17a20c1f contains 7 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

sport fishing
trophy catch
tourism
resort holiday
postwar travel
leisure
big-game fishing

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · slightly low angle
Setting: outdoor · Sport-fishing dock with a wooden gallows of hung billfish, palms and green coastal hills behind
Time and weather: midday · clear and sunny
Lighting: bright direct sunlight
People: 2 · An older man in a pith helmet, cream long-sleeved shirt and khaki trousers, and a woman with tied-back hair in a striped bikini top, open white shirt and pale skirt, both holding fishing rods.
Animals: marlin · sailfish
Objects: fishing rods · wooden gallows · hand-lettered sign · rope · pith helmet · patterned bag · palm trees
Readable signs: LANCHA AMERICA
Colors: deep blue · navy · cream · white · khaki
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man and woman stand with fishing rods beneath the hung marlins and sailfish.
The woman turns her head to look up at the fish above her.
She begins turning back toward the camera.
Both face the lens and smile under the 'LANCHA AMERICA' sign.

Man and Woman Posing With Rods Beneath Hung Marlins and... — Clip Details

Probably Acapulco, Mexico, circa 1952 home movie footage of a sport-fishing trophy pose on a dock. A man in a pith helmet and a woman in a striped bikini top under an open white shirt hold upright rods beneath large marlins and sailfish hung by their tails from a wooden gallows, with a hand-lettered 'LANCHA AMERICA' sign behind them. The woman glances up at the catch, then turns back and smiles. It is filmed in one steady, sunlit shot on colour 8mm film.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001664

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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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for early-1950s colour footage of American-style sport fishing and resort tourism in Mexico, suited to travel history, leisure and fishing documentaries.
Period detail: A two-piece bikini top under an open shirt, a pith helmet, high-waisted trousers and a hand-painted Spanish boat board may show early-1950s resort dress and dockside custom.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's unscripted glance up at the hanging fish before she turns back to smile gives the pose the loose, personal feel of a family camera rather than a staged publicity shot.
What appears in frame: A man in a pith helmet holding a rod, a woman in a striped bikini top and white shirt, several marlins and sailfish hung by their tails, a wooden gallows post, the 'LANCHA AMERICA' board, and palms with hills under a blue sky.
Film character: Saturated Kodachrome-style blues, fine grain and the gentle softness of regular 8mm give the shot a warm period texture, with steady exposure and no camera shake.
Edit role: Works as a payoff insert after on-boat fishing action, as a memory beat in a travel sequence, or as a cutaway on mid-century leisure.
Historical context: Hanging the day's billfish from a dockside gallows for a photo with the anglers was a common way to record a charter catch, and here it is seen through a tourist's own camera.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the two identifiable adults, who are unnamed, and the boat's name board may be a private business mark, so likeness and property use should be assessed for the intended production.
Research search match: Researchers might search 'vintage marlin trophy dock footage', '1950s Mexico sport fishing 8mm', 'Acapulco fishing home movie' or 'tourists posing with billfish catch'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's 'Marlin brought alongside the boat' and the fruit market with the Coca-Cola sign, then with the same trip's Mexico City cathedral and street-market clips, then with other mid-century sport-fishing trophy footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1952, probably Acapulco, Mexico: two anglers hold rods under billfish hung from a wooden gallows by a LANCHA AMERICA sign — Two anglers pose with rods under the day's hung marlins and sailfish, probably Acapulco, circa 1952.
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Circa 1952 Mexican dock, probably Acapulco: a woman looks up at a hung marlin as a man in a pith helmet poses with his rod — The woman looks up at the hanging catch while the man keeps his pose.
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Probably Acapulco, Mexico, circa 1952: woman in a bikini top turns from hung sailfish toward the camera beside a man in a pith helmet — Turning back from the fish, the woman faces the lens again beside the man in the pith helmet.
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Circa 1952 sport-fishing trophy shot, probably Acapulco, Mexico: smiling pair with rods under hung billfish and a Spanish boat sign — Both anglers smile at the camera beneath the hung billfish and the LANCHA AMERICA board.
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