South Dakota USA-1953: Hereford Cattle Grazing Near Wooden Fence

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 South Dakota

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Hereford Cattle Grazing Near Wooden Fence — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from South Dakota USA in 1953 shows a herd of brown and white Hereford cattle in a dry, grassy field. The cows stand near a weathered wooden fence, with one young calf looking directly at the camera. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, capturing a quiet moment on a rural farm. The footage is framed by dark borders, suggesting it was shot through a window or viewfinder.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122623407

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1953 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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: 1950s South Dakota farm footage for documentary inserts on cattle raising, rural land use, and midcentury home-movie views of livestock.
Period detail: The Hereford cattle, dry pasture, rough wooden fence, and 8mm color stock support a rural midcentury farm setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the herd from a fixed, informal position as cattle graze, crowd together, and one calf faces the lens.
What appears in frame: Brown-and-white cattle, a young calf, dry weeds, pale grass, weathered rails, vertical dark frame bars, and soft outdoor light are visible.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, mild gate framing, soft focus, warm muted color, and a steady home-movie view.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural cutaway, livestock insert, agricultural transition, or quiet memory beat within a farm sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents cattle in a dry fenced pasture, offering visual context for everyday ranch or farm life without identifying a specific property.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match: 1950s 8mm South Dakota cattle footage, Hereford herd near wooden fence, rural farm home movie, midcentury livestock cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other South Dakota 1953 rural scenes, then broader 1950s farm and livestock footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota home-movie frame of brown-and-white Hereford cattle in dry pasture near a weathered wooden fence. — Cattle gather in dry grass near a rough fence line.

Brown-and-white Hereford cattle pass through dry South Dakota pasture, partly obscured by weeds and dark film borders. — The herd shifts through tall dry weeds along the fence.

A Hereford cow is partly hidden by tall dry plants while the herd remains clustered near a weathered fence. — A white-faced cow appears through the pasture growth.

A young Hereford calf faces the camera as other cattle stand close together in a dry fenced South Dakota pasture. — A young calf looks toward the camera from within the herd.

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