Clarkdale Arizona-1961: A Man In A Black Car Preparing To Reverse

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

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A Man In A Black Car Preparing To Reverse — Clip Details

CLARKDALE ARIZONA-1961: A man in a striped shirt sits in the driver's seat of a vintage black car, viewed through the window as he prepares to reverse. The 8mm film captures the classic design of the 1950s automobile, with chrome details and rounded body lines, under natural daylight. The footage shows the man adjusting his position and looking out the window, with a glimpse of a residential street and bare trees in the background. The grainy texture and color saturation are characteristic of home movie footage from the early 1960s, evoking a sense of personal history and mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 124562893

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 archive requests needing early 1960s 8mm footage of everyday automobile use, a driver in a mid-century car, or a residential street transportation cutaway.
Period detail: The rounded body lines, chrome grille, large steering wheel, and saturated 8mm color support a late-1950s to early-1960s period impression consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value in the driver's glance, seated posture, and apparent preparation to move the car while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a striped shirt, dark vintage car doors and windows, chrome front grille, round headlights, steering wheel, bare trees, and a residential street edge.
Film character: The footage carries a home-movie texture through visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, saturated blue-purple color shift, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century car travel, family errands, neighborhood movement, or everyday Arizona life.
Historical context: The scene reflects ordinary private automobile use in a residential setting, with the car and clothing providing period context without identifying a specific event.
Research note: Faces and a recognizable car design are visible, so likeness, vehicle design, and any brand-identification questions should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Clarkdale Arizona 8mm home movie car, man backing vintage automobile, early 1960s residential street driving, and mid-century transportation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1961 Clarkdale material, and then with broader home-movie scenes of vintage cars or neighborhood travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Clarkdale, Arizona, 1961, a man sits in the driver's seat of a dark mid-century car, viewed through the side window on 8mm film. — Driver seated inside the dark vintage car, framed through the side window.

The driver looks out from the front seat of a dark vintage car in the 1961 Clarkdale home-movie footage, with the steering wheel and window frame visible. — Driver looking out from the front seat with the steering wheel visible.

A close side view shows the dark car body and window area moving past the camera in the Clarkdale, Arizona, 1961 home-movie scene. — Side of the dark vintage car fills the frame as the camera catches nearby yard details.

The front of the dark mid-century car is visible in Clarkdale, Arizona, 1961, showing chrome details, round headlights, and the windshield area. — Front view of the vintage car highlights its chrome grille and rounded headlight design.

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