Waves pound the rocky cove below a clifftop terrace, Acapulco, 1962
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Turquoise surf at a rocky Acapulco cove viewed from a clifftop terrace, 1962 — Acapulco, 1962
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- 1962
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- Acapulco, Mexico
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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High-angle 8mm shot from 1962 Acapulco showing turquoise waves crashing against rocky cliffs, with a curved clifftop terrace railing, wooden benches, and palm fronds in foreground.
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Color shift beginning: rocky Acapulco cliff with orange film cast, 1962
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Severe yellow color shift at clip end: film degradation, Acapulco 1962
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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Acapulco Mexico-1962: Waves Crash Against Rocky Cliffs
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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
Wooden bench furniture and a curved concrete terrace visible along the cliff edge may reflect early-1960s resort construction style; year cited as 1962 in title metadata.
Film character
Classic 8mm grain and warm color saturation define the opening frames, giving way to a progressive orange-to-yellow photochemical shift in the final frames that signals film stock degradation.
Historical context
Acapulco was a prominent international tourist destination in the early 1960s, and clifftop terrace overlooks were common features of Pacific resort infrastructure of that era.
Research note
No identifiable people, faces, brands, or private interiors appear; the clifftop terrace and bench furniture may represent a resort property; confirm property status before commercial use.
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