Seated passengers look out from the boat as shoreline buildings pass in the background.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Passengers ride past the Acapulco shoreline with mountains across the water — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
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- Acapulco, Mexico
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1962 Acapulco home-movie frame showing passengers on a boat with blue water, a low shoreline, and mountains in the distance.
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Passengers in hats sit near the rail while the boat moves along the mountainous coast.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Tourists aboard the boat face the water as the Acapulco coastline remains in view.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Family on Boat Tour in Acapulco with Mountains
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Acapulco Mexico.
Date documentation · estimated
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 documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1835
Reel label: pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Year note: 1962
Location note: dallas,mexico city
Period detail
The clip shows mid-century leisure clothing, wide-brimmed sun hats, and soft 8mm color that support the supplied 1962 home-movie context.
Film character
The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The frames document recreational tourism from the water, with visitors viewing Acapulco's mountainous coast during the supplied 1962 period.
Research note
People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person review.
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