Kansas USA-1958: Men Hunting With Shotguns In Grass Field

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

Serves archival requests for mid-century American rural life, hunting culture, or 1950s Midwest documentary segments requiring authentic period color footage.

Period detail

Red hunting caps, olive canvas jackets, and a flat Great Plains horizon are consistent with late-1950s rural Kansas; hay bales are visible in the background.

Home-movie behavior

The men interact casually between shots—adjusting shotgun grips and handling game—suggesting a social outing recorded by a participant rather than a posed production.

What appears in frame

Group of adult men, shotguns, red and olive hunting caps, olive canvas jackets, dry tall grass, flat prairie horizon, hay bales, and harvested game birds.

Film character

Color 8mm stock shows warm tonal shift, visible grain, emulsion damage spots in upper frame, and vertical scratches from original home-movie projection wear.

Edit role

Works as a period insert or nostalgic cutaway in a documentary covering mid-century American rural life, hunting traditions, or Midwestern leisure culture.

Historical context

Upland bird hunting was a widespread leisure activity in 1950s rural Kansas; blaze-orange caps reflect emerging hunter-safety awareness common in that era.

Research note

Adult male faces are clearly identifiable across multiple frames; likeness rights cannot be assumed—verify identifiability and applicable jurisdiction before editorial or commercial use.

Research search match

Researchers may search for 1950s American hunting footage, Kansas prairie home movie, mid-century men with shotguns, or 8mm color upland bird hunt.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with other frames from the same reel; then with Kansas or Great Plains 1950s home-movie clips; then with mid-century American outdoor recreation footage.