Clarkdale Arizona USA-1968: Man Playing Acoustic Guitar

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

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Man Playing Acoustic Guitar — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and trousers sits in a dimly lit room, playing an acoustic guitar. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1968, has a strong purple color cast and visible film grain, suggesting a home movie recording. He is seated on a dark couch or chair, surrounded by clutter including a gift-wrapped box and a potted plant. The atmosphere is intimate and nostalgic, capturing a quiet moment of musical recreation in a personal space.

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, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124347445

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: Clarksdale, Arizona, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
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: Useful for 1960s home-movie requests needing an intimate interior music or recreation moment with a seated male guitar player.
Period detail: The clothing, domestic furnishings, gift box, and 8mm color rendering may show late-1960s household leisure, consistent with the supplied 1968 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged feel of someone casually filming a man seated with a guitar in a cluttered private room.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a seated man in light clothing, an acoustic guitar, dark seating, folded fabric, boxes, a small decorative box, and dim interior clutter.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, purple color shift, low interior exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway for music-making, private leisure, or 1960s home life.
Historical context: The scene documents informal music-making inside a private residence without enough visible evidence to identify the room, occasion, or participants.
Research note: People, a private interior, and audible music require likeness, property, and music-rights review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches for 1968 8mm home movie musician, man with acoustic guitar indoors, Clarksdale Arizona home interior, or 1960s domestic music may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Clarksdale Arizona 1968 interiors, then broader 1960s home-movie music and recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a dim 1968 home-movie interior, a man in a light short-sleeve shirt and trousers sits near an acoustic guitar. — A seated man in light clothing is framed closely in a dark, cluttered room.

A man sits sideways in a dark private interior in Clarksdale, Arizona, with a guitar and household clutter visible around him. — The man sits in profile beside an acoustic guitar and stacked items.

The 8mm frame shows a seated man in light clothing, an acoustic guitar, a small decorative box, and floor clutter in a private room. — A close interior view shows the seated man, guitar, boxes, and soft furnishings.

A seated man in a 1968 home-movie interior rests near an acoustic guitar, with boxes, fabric, and household objects on the floor. — The final frame shows the man seated beside a guitar in a cluttered room.

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