Cottonwood Arizona-1964: Gas Station in Cottonwood

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationCottonwood, Arizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Cottonwood Arizona

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Gas Station in Cottonwood — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a quiet, sun-drenched day at a roadside gas station in Cottonwood, Arizona. The camera pans across a gravel parking lot where a light blue vintage van drives slowly, passing classic American cars. A low-slung building with a white roof and a prominent yellow sign stands under a canopy of tall pine trees. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic 1960s aesthetic, evoking a sense of mid-century Americana. No people are visible, emphasizing the stillness of the scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: No people
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: 124565959

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Cottonwood, 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 documentary or commercial edits needing a quiet roadside gas station, parking lot, or small-town Arizona travel cutaway.
Period detail: The light blue van, low building form, wide paved lot, and film color suggest mid-1960s roadside service architecture and car culture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a casual home-movie viewpoint, panning across the lot from a distance without staged action or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a yellow gas-station sign, white-roofed roadside building, paved parking lot, light blue van, parked cars, bunting, and tall trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, transition, or quiet memory beat for travel, motoring, small-town commerce, or roadside Americana.
Historical context: The scene documents a sparse roadside commercial stop in Cottonwood, Arizona, with automobile access and service-station signage as the main visual context.
Research note: Brand signage is visible and should be reviewed; no people are visible, but copyright, trademark, and property considerations remain separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Search phrases might include 1964 Cottonwood Arizona gas station, 8mm roadside parking lot, 1960s service station exterior, and vintage van in small-town lot.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Cottonwood or Arizona 1964 material, then with broader 1960s roadside travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Cottonwood, Arizona roadside gas station viewed across a paved lot as a light blue van drives past a yellow sign and low building. — A light blue van crosses the open lot in front of a roadside gas station and trees.

The van continues across the Cottonwood roadside lot, with the service building, parked cars, bunting, and tall trees in the background. — The van moves through the open parking area beside the low service-station building.

A broader view of the Cottonwood gas station shows the white roof, yellow sign, parked cars, open pavement, and surrounding trees. — The camera settles on the station building, sign, and mostly empty paved lot.

The final frame shows the side of the Cottonwood roadside building, a parked car near the wall, open pavement, and trees under a bright sky. — A side angle shows the station building and empty lot with trees behind it.

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