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Cottonwood Arizona-1968: View From An Uninhabited Desert Road Of Great Extent

  • Year1968
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCottonwood, Arizona, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1968 Cottonwood Arizona
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View From An Uninhabited Desert Road Of Great Extent — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a sweeping view from a moving vehicle through the vast, uninhabited desert landscape of Cottonwood, Arizona. The footage shows rolling sand dunes under a pale sky, with sparse desert vegetation and distant hills stretching to the horizon. A utility pole and wires briefly enter the frame, emphasizing the isolation of the road. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and a distinctive purple color cast, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This raw, unedited clip offers authentic 1960s Americana footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124629301

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Cottonwood, Arizona, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • road
  • sand
  • post
  • wires
  • stones
  • view
  • uninhabited
  • desert
  • great
  • extent
  • civilization
  • nature
  • cottonwood arizona
  • 1968
  • 1968 desert road footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • Cottonwood Arizona 1968
  • uninhabited desert
  • moving vehicle view
  • sand dunes
  • vintage Americana
  • archival footage
  • 1960s road trip
  • old film grain
  • purple tint
  • retro travel
  • remote landscape
  • historic 8mm
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • desert scenery
  • vintage road trip
  • 1960s home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s documentary or museum edits needing a brief home-movie view of open Arizona desert from a moving road perspective.

Still Frames From This Clip

Open desert landscape with distant hills, sparse shrubs, and film-frame borders.

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