Cottonwood Arizona-1968: Man Repairing Stone Fireplace Mantel

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

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Man Repairing Stone Fireplace Mantel — Clip Details

A man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans works intently on a stone fireplace in Cottonwood, Arizona, in 1968. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him using a tool to remove or adjust a section of the mantel. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel. This archival footage offers a glimpse into mid-century domestic life and DIY home improvement.

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: 124627863

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: 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 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: Cottonwood, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s documentary or editorial requests for domestic repair, DIY masonry work, and everyday home maintenance in Cottonwood, Arizona.
Period detail: The man's white T-shirt, blue jeans, stone fireplace, brick wall, and 8mm color palette may show late-1960s home-improvement style.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged value as the man concentrates on handwork, briefly turning toward the camera while continuing the repair.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in jeans, a stone fireplace face, a brick wall, a hand tool, mortar or stone edges, and strong sunlight shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, domestic labor insert, transition, or memory beat for home repair and everyday 1960s life.
Historical context: The clip documents a private domestic repair moment rather than a public event, with value in ordinary mid-century household activity.
Research note: A visible adult face and residential setting may require likeness or property review; copyright and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1968 Arizona home movie, man repairing fireplace, 8mm DIY masonry, and vintage domestic home improvement.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Cottonwood or 1968 Arizona material, then broader home repair and domestic labor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1968 Cottonwood, Arizona footage, a man in a white T-shirt and jeans works closely on a stone fireplace surface. — A man leans into the fireplace face while using a tool on the stonework.

The man continues repairing or adjusting stonework on a fireplace, with a brick wall visible behind him in Cottonwood, Arizona. — The repair continues as the man works along the fireplace edge.

A man in jeans briefly faces the camera while continuing work on a stone fireplace in the 1968 Arizona home-movie scene. — The worker glances back toward the camera during the fireplace repair.

The man bends over the stone fireplace, partly obscuring the work area, as the home-movie footage ends. — Bent close to the stonework, the man continues the repair under bright sunlight.

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