A hand reaches down from the boat and grips the marlin near its head as it thrashes at the surface.
1952 · Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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As the hand draws back, a long dark bill or fin angles up out of the sea beside the boat — Acapulco, Guerrero, 1952
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- 1952
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- Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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- Still 4 · 2.47s into the source clip
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Marlin's long bill or fin rises from blue water beside a yellow boat, likely off Acapulco, Mexico, circa 1952.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 2.47 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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The fish rolls under the man's grip as white water churns along the side of the boat.
1952 · Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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Still held at the head, the marlin churns the surface beside the yellow gunwale.
1952 · Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Still image · $49
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Acapulco Mexico-1952: Hand Gripping a Thrashing Marlin Beside a Yellow Boat Gunwale
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1950s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The saturated Kodachrome-style blues and the regular 8mm format may point to the early 1950s, though the frames themselves hold no dated object.
Film character
Handheld colour 8mm with deep saturated blues, sun glints burning to white, soft focus and fine grain that give the moment a vivid period texture.
Historical context
Charter marlin fishing was a draw of Mexico's Pacific resorts for visitors in the postwar decades, and this reel records that pastime from the deck.
Research note
Underlying film copyright and the man's likeness are separate questions; only a hand and arm appear, no face, logos or signs, and the boat is not identifiable.
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