Michigan USA-1957: Women and Man Working in a Rural Farm Field

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Michigan

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Women and Man Working in a Rural Farm Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Michigan, USA, in 1957 shows people working in a rural agricultural field. A woman in a black halter top and another in a patterned dress walk among rows of young plants, while a man in a light shirt and cap tends to the crops. The scene captures a moment of farm life with natural lighting and the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century amateur film. The footage offers authentic, nostalgic documentation of everyday rural activity in the 1950s.

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: 121495096

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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note: 1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note: michigan
Date: 1957 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: Michigan, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural America requests needing authentic home-movie farm labor, crop-field activity, or everyday agricultural life in Michigan.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, and open cultivated field support a mid-century rural setting, with the 1957 Michigan date supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel as adults walk through and tend young plants while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include women walking between crop rows, a man in a cap bending over plants, another man tending a bush, sandy soil, low vegetation, and a tree line.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing give the clip recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, rural-life insert, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about farming, family labor, or mid-century countryside.
Historical context: The scene documents adults working among rows of young crops, offering visual context for informal farm activity without identifying the crop or property.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and personal identification review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Michigan farm field home movie, 8mm rural agricultural work, adults tending crops, and vintage family farm footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Michigan rural footage, then broader 1950s agriculture or home-movie labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1957 Michigan home-movie footage, a woman walks between rows of young crops in an open rural field. — A woman walks through rows of young plants in a rural field.

A woman in a patterned dress walks along a cultivated field in Michigan, as shown in 1957 home-movie footage. — A woman in a sleeveless dress walks past rows of young crops.

A man in a cap bends near young crops in a rural Michigan field in 1957 home-movie footage. — A man bends toward the crops while working in the field.

A man in a straw hat tends a leafy plant in a cultivated Michigan field, from 1957 8mm home-movie footage. — A man reaches toward a leafy crop plant in the field.

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