South Dakota USA-1953: Cows Standing In A Farmyard With Farmer

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

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Cows Standing In A Farmyard With Farmer — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from South Dakota USA in 1953 shows a herd of brown and white Hereford cattle standing in a muddy farmyard. The cows, with distinctive white faces, are gathered near a weathered wooden barn and fence. A farmer in a blue jacket and cap appears in the background, tending to the animals. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural lighting, capturing a candid moment of rural farm life. The footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or archival projects.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122624346

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1953 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s rural agriculture requests needing South Dakota home-movie footage of cattle in a farmyard for documentary, museum, education or editorial use.
Period detail: The weathered wooden barn, rough fencing, muddy yard and 8mm color stock may show mid-century ranch or farm conditions in South Dakota.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches a working farm moment without staging as cattle shift in the yard and a farmer moves among them in the background.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and white Hereford cattle, a muddy farmyard, weathered timber fencing, a barn or shed, hay or straw and a farmer in a blue jacket and cap.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, rounded frame edges, grain, mild color fading and uneven exposure typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural-life insert, agricultural cutaway, memory beat or transition into material about mid-century farming and livestock.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday cattle keeping on a South Dakota farm or ranch, showing livestock close to simple wooden outbuildings rather than a formal show setting.
Research note: A person is visible and the farm setting may involve property or likeness considerations; copyright, privacy, and location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s South Dakota farmyard, 8mm Hereford cattle, vintage home movie ranch, farmer tending cows and rural livestock footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel farm scenes, then other South Dakota 1953 footage, then broader 1950s agriculture, cattle and rural home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame of Hereford cattle gathered in a muddy yard beside weathered wooden farm buildings. — Hereford cattle stand close together in a muddy farmyard near a barn and fence.

1953 South Dakota home-movie frame showing brown and white cattle near a rough wooden barn and farm fence. — Cattle cluster beside weathered fencing and a barn in the farmyard.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame with a farmer in a blue jacket among Hereford cattle near a weathered barn. — A farmer appears behind the herd while cattle stand in the muddy yard.

1953 South Dakota home-movie frame showing a farmer tending cattle beside weathered fencing and a barn. — The farmer remains near the herd as the cattle face the camera in the yard.

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