South Dakota USA-1953: Herd Of Brown And White Cattle Walking Through Harvested Field

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

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Herd Of Brown And White Cattle Walking Through Harvested... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1953 showing a herd of brown and white beef cattle walking through a dry, harvested field in South Dakota. The cattle move in a line across the frame under a cloudy sky, with visible film grain and slight camera shake characteristic of amateur Super 8 footage. The scene captures rural American farm life with authentic period detail, including the animals' distinctive markings and the textured, golden-brown stubble of the field. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century agriculture.

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: 122625190

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural American agriculture sequences needing a brief archival view of cattle moving through a harvested South Dakota field.
Period detail: The dry stubble field, open horizon, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-century farm-life reading, with no visible machinery or buildings to date the scene further.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational feel of an amateur camera watching livestock pass across a field rather than a staged agricultural demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and white cattle, harvested field rows, dry grass stubble, a low horizon, cloudy sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural cutaway, agricultural insert, transition between farm scenes, or quiet memory beat in a South Dakota or cattle-ranching sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents cattle moving across open farmland, offering context for everyday livestock handling and rural landscape without identifying a specific farm.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, location, and any property-related questions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Research matches include 1950s 8mm South Dakota cattle footage, rural American farm field, home movie livestock scene, and harvested pasture cattle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1953 South Dakota material, then broader mid-century agriculture or cattle-ranching scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame showing brown and white cattle moving through a dry harvested field beneath a cloudy sky. — A line of brown and white cattle crosses a harvested field beneath low clouds.

1953 South Dakota home-movie frame with a herd of cattle moving laterally across a stubbled farm field. — The herd moves across the frame through dry stubble on open farmland.

1953 South Dakota 8mm still showing clustered brown and white cattle passing through a harvested field. — Clustered cattle pass through the field as the handheld camera holds on the herd.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame of cattle filling the foreground as they move across a dry, harvested field. — The herd remains low in frame, moving across open farmland beneath a clouded sky.

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