White passenger ship crossing harbour, viewed through vessel window frame, Acapulco, 1962.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Multiple ships active in harbour, wooded hillside and shore buildings visible, 1962 — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
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- Acapulco, Mexico
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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8mm home movie c.1962 showing at least two harbour vessels — a white ship port side and a larger mid-harbour vessel — with Acapulco's tree-lined shoreline behind.
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1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Large Boats in Harbor with Shoreline Beyond
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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
Large passenger vessels and mid-century multi-storey buildings on the opposite shore may reflect Acapulco's early-1960s tourist and maritime traffic era.
Film character
8mm colour stock shows a cool blue cast, moderate grain, and mild handheld drift that lend the clip an authentic period-travel texture consistent with amateur 1960s travel reels.
Historical context
Acapulco was a prominent international tourist destination in the early 1960s; the density of passenger vessels visible may reflect the cruise and ferry traffic active in the harbour at that time.
Research note
No identifiable faces visible; vessel names and building ownership are unverified — confirm property and vessel identification status before licensing for commercial or editorial use.
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