Cottonwood Arizona-1968: Elderly Woman Shapes Clay By Hand

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

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Elderly Woman Shapes Clay By Hand — Clip Details

A woman in a purple cardigan and floral dress works with clay in a large bowl, her hands shaping the material in a domestic kitchen setting. Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of handcrafting, with soft lighting and natural film grain. The scene reflects mid-century domestic life and artisanal tradition, offering authentic archival footage of everyday creativity.

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: 124628887

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a domestic handcraft cutaway of an older woman working clay by hand in Cottonwood, Arizona.
Period detail: The clothing, kitchen-like interior, and 8mm color home-movie texture support the 1968 domestic craft setting noted in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a quiet, unstaged moment as the woman kneads and shapes clay in a large bowl, emphasizing hands, posture, and household craft activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older woman, purple cardigan, floral dress, pale apron, large gray bowl, clay-coated hands, green wall panels, and tabletop surface.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, contact-sheet framing, and a close handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, craft-process cutaway, domestic-life transition, or memory beat within a sequence on handmade work.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday domestic craft practice in a private interior, with attention on manual shaping rather than a formal pottery studio setting.
Research note: A visible person and private interior require likeness and property review; copyright status is separate from any privacy or release considerations.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1968 Cottonwood Arizona 8mm home movie, older woman shaping clay, domestic pottery craft, and vintage handmade art footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other Cottonwood 1968 home movies, then broader 1960s domestic craft or pottery footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1968 Cottonwood, Arizona footage, an older woman in a purple cardigan and apron leans over a bowl while handling clay. — An older woman bends over a large bowl while working clay by hand.

The woman stands beside a large bowl, pressing a clay-covered hand into the material in a home interior. — The woman reaches into the bowl while shaping or mixing clay.

An older woman in a purple cardigan and apron holds clay-coated hands over a large bowl in the 1968 home-movie scene. — Clay coats the woman's hands as she works over the bowl.

The woman leans over the work surface, focused on shaping clay beside a large bowl in a private domestic setting. — The woman leans close to the bowl as she continues the handcraft process.

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