South Dakota USA-1953: A Man Hosing Off A Herd Of Cows Inside A Fence

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

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A Man Hosing Off A Herd Of Cows Inside A Fence — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from South Dakota USA in 1953 showing a farmer in a white jumpsuit and cap hosing down a herd of brown and white cows inside a wooden fence enclosure. The man uses a long hose to spray water on the cattle, with a wooden fence and distant hills visible under a bright blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and natural lighting typical of mid-century amateur recordings. The scene captures a moment of rural farm life and animal care.

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: 122625075

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

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 American agriculture, farm animal care, and home-movie cutaways for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The work clothes, wooden livestock enclosure, and 8mm color home-movie look support a mid-century farm setting in South Dakota.
Home-movie behavior: The clip observes an unstaged farm task as a man hoses cattle at close range inside a fenced pen.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in light work clothes, a hose spraying water, brown and white cattle, a rough wooden fence, dry ground, distant hills, and blue sky.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, rounded frame edges, and handheld home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, rural-life cutaway, animal-care detail, or memory beat within a farm sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows everyday livestock handling on a rural property, with the camera focused on practical animal care rather than posed portraiture.
Research note: A visible adult face and possible private farm setting warrant likeness and property review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm South Dakota farm footage, cattle pen home movies, ranch chores, and farmer hosing cows.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then South Dakota 1953 farm material, then broader mid-century cattle and agriculture scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In South Dakota 1953 home-movie footage, a man in a cap hoses brown and white cattle beside a rough wooden fence. — A man hoses cattle in a fenced farm enclosure.

A farmer in light clothing and cap sprays water across cattle gathered in a wooden enclosure in South Dakota. — The farmer directs the hose toward cattle clustered near the fence.

The home-movie frame shows a man hosing cattle at close range, with a rough fence and bright sky behind the pen. — Cattle crowd around the man as he continues spraying them.

A man hoses cattle in the fenced pen while a second adult figure in blue is partly visible at the right edge. — The hose arcs across the cattle as a second person stands partly in view.

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