Clarkdale Arizona-1961: Squatting Man In Shirt Pants And Shoes Using Stick To Draw In Dirt

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

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Squatting Man In Shirt Pants And Shoes Using Stick To... — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and pants squats on a dirt field in Clarkdale, Arizona, in 1961, using a stick to draw or write in the ground. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a candid moment under bright daylight, with a blue-tinted color grade and visible film grain. In the background, other people sit on the ground, suggesting a casual outdoor gathering. The scene evokes a sense of quiet focus and everyday life in the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124562233

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.

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: 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

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 a quiet outdoor cutaway of a man drawing or marking dirt in Clarkdale, Arizona.
Period detail: The white shirt, light trousers, casual shoes, open dirt field, and 8mm color stock may show early 1960s informal outdoor dress and activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of concentration as a squatting man uses a stick while nearby people sit in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a squatting man, white clothing, a stick near the ground, hard daylight shadows, dirt surface, seated background figures, and film frame edges.
Film character: The scan has blue-shifted color, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for everyday outdoor life, informal gathering, or close observational action.
Historical context: The scene suggests a casual public or open-air gathering, but the activity and identities of the people are not established by the visible frames.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, with no logos, minors, private property, or music indicated.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Clarkdale Arizona home movie, man drawing in dirt, 8mm outdoor gathering, and 1960s candid everyday life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Clarkdale 1961 clips, then with outdoor gathering or everyday gesture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Clarkdale, Arizona in 1961, a man in a white shirt and trousers squats in bright daylight and touches a stick to the dirt. — A squatting man reaches toward the dirt with a stick while seated figures remain in the background.

The 1961 Clarkdale frame shows the man crouched low, with one arm extended toward marks or texture in the dirt. — The man remains crouched, focused on the ground in front of him.

In the Clarkdale 1961 home-movie frame, the man bends over the dirt with a stick while background figures sit at the top of frame. — The stick appears to trace or point along the ground as the man leans forward.

The final frame shows the Clarkdale man still crouched, his stick near the ground, with seated people faintly visible behind him. — The man stays low to the ground, continuing the small action with the stick.

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