Boat passengers sit and stand during a coastal ride, with hills across the water.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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A standing passenger faces the water while others sit along the boat rail — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Image
- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Adults aboard a boat in Acapulco, Mexico, including a standing man in a white shirt, with water and hills beyond the rail.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Passengers Enjoying Boat Ride on Sea
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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
Light summer clothing, brimmed hats, casual boat seating, and the 8mm color look support a mid-century tourist excursion, with the 1962 date supplied by clip metadata.
Film character
The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight underexposure in faces, and contact-print framing that give the scene a tactile home-movie texture.
Historical context
The scene documents leisure travel on the water, showing mixed adult passengers seated together against Acapulco’s coastal landscape without identifying individuals.
Research note
Adults and faces are visible, and metadata notes a brand sign in the clip, so likeness and trademark context should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
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