Turquoise water churns in a narrow rocky cove viewed from a cliff above, Acapulco, 1962.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Cliffside structure with striped awning above a narrow turquoise cove, Acapulco, 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 footage circa 1962, Acapulco; a small platform or shelter with a striped awning is prominent at upper left above the narrow rocky cove and churning water below.
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Steady Waves Crashing Against Rocky Cliffs
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Acapulco Mexico.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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Source reel 1835
Reel label: pyramid,university city,$80000 house,floating gardens
Year note: 1962
Location note: dallas,mexico city
Period detail
8mm color palette, saturation, and grain texture are consistent with early-1960s amateur film stock; metadata dates the reel to 1962 Acapulco, Mexico.
Film character
Warm color saturation and visible 8mm grain give the footage a characteristic mid-century home-movie texture; exposure is adequate with some contrast compression in the shadowed cliff faces.
Historical context
Acapulco was a leading international tourist destination for American and European travelers in the early 1960s; a clifftop view of a sea cove reflects a common tourist vantage point of the period.
Research note
No identifiable persons appear; a cliffside structure is visible in several frames and should be identified before editorial use; copyright status of the source reel is unverified.
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