Woman walks the Acapulco harbour pier, with palm trees and mountains behind her.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Passenger ship in harbour with crowd on deck and hillside buildings behind — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Acapulco, Mexico
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Passenger ship in Acapulco harbour, circa 1962; people on upper deck with a tower building and tree-covered hillside with coastal buildings in background.
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Woman Walks on Pier as Ship Passes
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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
Women's light shift dress, crowd clothing, and pier infrastructure visible are consistent with early 1960s styling; the mountain-fringed harbour setting matches the Acapulco metadata.
Film character
Warm colour saturation, visible 8mm grain, slight highlight overexposure, and long-shadow contrast from direct tropical sunlight give the footage its period texture.
Historical context
The pier scene with a large passenger ship reflects Acapulco's standing as a busy mid-century resort port; the vessel may be a cruise liner or inter-coastal ferry.
Research note
Multiple identifiable adults visible including the central woman and background crowd; no model releases are documented, and copyright provenance should be confirmed before licensing.
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