Clarksdale Arizona USA-1968: Man Plays Ukulele By Christmas Tree

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationClarksdale, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Arizona

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Man Plays Ukulele By Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and light-colored pants sits indoors, playing a small stringed instrument resembling a ukulele. The scene is bathed in a strong purple-blue tint, likely from holiday lighting, with a decorated Christmas tree visible in the background. The man has a tattoo on his forearm and appears focused on his playing. Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this home movie captures a quiet, intimate moment of musical enjoyment during the holiday season, with visible film grain and a nostalgic, personal atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124347435

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1040 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: scottsdale
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: scottsdale arizona
Date: 1968 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Clarksdale, Arizona, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing an intimate holiday music moment in a private American interior.
Period detail: The white casual clothing, tinsel Christmas tree, patterned curtains, and small stringed instrument may show late-1960s domestic holiday styling.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man sits close to the tree and handles the instrument in an unposed, personal way, suggesting a family-recorded holiday moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, white short-sleeved shirt, light pants, forearm tattoo, small stringed instrument, tinsel tree, striped curtains, and household furnishings.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, strong purple-blue color cast, soft focus, and uneven home-movie exposure that give the scene physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday cutaway, domestic music insert, memory beat, or quiet transition within a family archive sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents private indoor leisure during a Christmas setting, with emphasis on family music rather than a public event.
Research note: People, a private interior, and audible music require review for likeness, property, and music rights separate from any film copyright questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Christmas home movie, 8mm man playing ukulele, Arizona holiday interior, and family music by tree.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Clarksdale Arizona 1968 material, then with broader Christmas home-movie music scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1968 Clarksdale, Arizona home-movie frame, a man in white clothing sits indoors near a tinsel Christmas tree holding a small stringed instrument. — A seated man adjusts or holds a small instrument beside the Christmas tree.

The man sits in profile with the instrument near the decorated tree.

The home-movie frame from Clarksdale, Arizona in 1968 shows the man looking down at the instrument, with tinsel and curtains behind him. — The man looks down as he handles the small instrument in the holiday interior.

A 1968 home-movie frame shows the man bending forward indoors near the Christmas tree, with the small instrument partly visible at his side. — The seated man leans forward near the tree as the instrument rests close by.

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