Cottonwood Arizona-1968: How To Start A Fire

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

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How To Start A Fire — Clip Details

A man in a dark t-shirt and jeans works in a wooded area in Cottonwood, Arizona, in 1968. He bends over a log, then lifts it above his head, demonstrating a method for starting a fire. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural daylight filtering through the trees, with a soft focus and slight grain typical of vintage home movies. The scene captures a moment of outdoor self-sufficiency and manual labor.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124628082

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s home-movie footage for productions needing a brief outdoor self-sufficiency or campcraft demonstration insert.
Period detail: The casual dark t-shirt, jeans, wooded daylight setting, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: A man appears to demonstrate handling a piece of wood in an informal, unstaged outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include one adult man, a dark shirt, jeans, a log or branch, wooded undergrowth, tree trunks, filtered daylight, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld 8mm framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway, process insert, or memory beat for outdoor labor, camping, or fire-starting context.
Historical context: The scene reflects a casual home-movie record of outdoor manual activity in a wooded area without showing a specific landmark or event.
Research note: An identifiable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and location considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 Cottonwood Arizona 8mm home movie, man handling wood outdoors, and vintage fire-starting demonstration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Cottonwood Arizona 1968 footage, then broader 1960s outdoor self-sufficiency or campcraft scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1968 Cottonwood, Arizona home-movie footage, a man bends over wood among trees and brush. — A man bends toward a piece of wood in a shaded wooded area.

The man remains bent forward in a wooded Cottonwood, Arizona setting, with soft 8mm focus and filtered daylight. — The man continues the outdoor demonstration beside trees and undergrowth.

A man in jeans grips a log or branch in a wooded clearing during the 1968 Cottonwood, Arizona home movie. — The man holds the wood with both hands during the demonstration.

The man raises or steadies a long piece of wood in a wooded Cottonwood, Arizona scene from 1968 8mm footage. — The man raises a long piece of wood while standing among trees and brush.

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