Acapulco coastal cliff viewed from above, 1962.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Acapulco cliff face mid-pan, rock overhang and ocean visible — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
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- Acapulco, Mexico
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Mid-pan 8mm frame of the Acapulco coastal cliffs circa 1962, showing eroded limestone dropping into turquoise Pacific water and a cave-like rock overhang.
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Coastal Cliffs and Ocean
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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 emulsion with warm mid-century saturation and light grain suggests early-1960s tourist filming; no datable signage or clothing is visible.
Film character
Warm 8mm color with moderate grain, slightly bleached highlights near the sky, and a gentle handheld drift lend authentic mid-century travel texture.
Historical context
May document the Acapulco coastline as it appeared in the early 1960s before large-scale tourist development, preserving a record of cliff formations at that time.
Research note
No identifiable people visible; structures on the cliff face may constitute private or commercial property and should be researched before editorial publication.
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