Palm fronds frame a bright resort pool below.
1962 · Acapulco, Mexico
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The camera looks down through palms toward the resort pool — Acapulco, 1962
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- Catalog year
- 1962
- Location
- Acapulco, Mexico
- Image
- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Acapulco home-movie frame from 1962 showing the pool from above, shaded by palm leaves with a small swimmer-like figure in the water.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Acapulco Mexico-1962: Tropical Pool Surrounded by Palm Trees
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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
The saturated pool color, palm-lined resort setting and 8mm home-movie framing support the 1962 travel-era context in the supplied metadata.
Film character
The scan shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, gate edges and contact-sheet repetition that give the clip physical-film texture.
Historical context
The view reflects leisure travel imagery around a warm-weather hotel or resort pool, while the exact property and individuals are not identified in the frames.
Research note
People are flagged visible and no logos are apparent, so copyright, likeness and any location/property permissions should be assessed separately before use.
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