Clarkdale Arizona-1961: Tranquil Lake Waves and Rocky Shoreline

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationClarkdale, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Clarkdale Arizona

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Tranquil Lake Waves and Rocky Shoreline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil lakeside scene from Clarkdale, Arizona. The footage shows gentle waves lapping against a rocky shore under a soft, overcast sky. A small boat drifts in the distance across the calm, blue-green water, with faint hills visible on the horizon. The image has a distinct grainy texture and faded color palette typical of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful summer day. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, observational view of nature.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124562200

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Clarkdale, Arizona, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s home-movie requests needing a quiet Arizona lakeside cutaway, natural shoreline insert, or reflective archival transition.
Period detail: The faded color, 8mm frame edges, and distant small boats support an early-1960s amateur travel-film context, with no visible buildings or signs to confirm details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the lake from a stationary shoreline vantage, valuing the calm water and horizon rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue-green water, small waves, a rocky shoreline, distant hills, tiny boats, soft sky, film gate edges, and vertical frame shadows.
Film character: The clip carries a grainy 8mm texture with soft focus, faded cyan color, slight exposure variation, and visible film-frame borders.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a contemplative nature insert, travel-memory cutaway, lake transition, or quiet pause between more active home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century amateur filming of a lakeside landscape near Clarkdale, with leisure suggested by small distant boats and an unhurried camera.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, location context, and any production-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm Arizona lake footage, vintage shoreline waves, rocky lakeside home movie, and calm water with distant hills.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Clarkdale 1961 material, then broader 1960s lakes, shorelines, and quiet water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona 8mm frame showing calm lake water, low waves, rocky shoreline, hazy hills, and a small distant boat. — Calm lake waves roll toward a rocky shoreline, with a small boat and distant hills beyond.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona lakeside frame with rippled blue-green water, rocky shore wash, hazy hills, and a distant boat at right. — A small boat sits near the right edge as waves break softly along the rocky shore.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona 8mm view of a quiet lake, low shoreline waves, rocky foreground, distant hills, and a tiny boat offshore. — The camera holds on the lake as a small distant boat crosses the hazy horizon line.

1961 Clarkdale, Arizona frame showing a tranquil lake, rocky shoreline wash, faint hills, distant boats, and dark 8mm frame edges. — A final shoreline view shows gentle water, faint boats, and hazy hills through the 8mm frame edge.

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