Kansas USA-1958: Uncle Bob In The Field With His Wounded Catch, Borrowed A Gun

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

Fits requests for 1950s rural American hunting footage, period Midwest lifestyle documentaries, and nostalgic home-movie sequences depicting postwar male leisure culture.

Period detail

Red-and-black wool plaid shirt, tan hunting vest, and car silhouettes visible in the background are consistent with late-1950s rural American dress and vehicle styling.

Home-movie behavior

An unseen family member films a proud hunter posing with his harvested bird — the informal, celebratory pose is characteristic of unstaged home-movie documentation.

What appears in frame

Man in plaid shirt and tan vest, harvested pheasant, hunting long gun with wooden stock, dry golden prairie grass, overcast sky, vintage car silhouettes in background, light hunting cap.

Film character

Warm color rendering with mild fading, visible film grain, soft focus at frame edges, and slight vignetting — hallmarks of 8mm home-movie stock from the late 1950s.

Edit role

Works as a period character insert or memory beat in rural Americana, postwar leisure, or hunting culture documentaries; the five-second duration suits cutaway use.

Historical context

Upland bird hunting was a common rural leisure activity in postwar Kansas; the clothing and equipment visible reflect typical midcentury hunter attire of the Great Plains.

Research note

An adult male face is clearly visible in all frames; likeness rights cannot be assumed cleared; the hunting long gun carries no visible brand markings but should be noted in clearance review.

Research search match

Likely researcher search phrases include '1950s pheasant hunting', 'rural Kansas home movie', 'postwar American hunting', 'Midwest outdoor lifestyle', and 'vintage 8mm hunting footage'.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Kansas location, then with 1950s rural Midwest or hunting footage, then with postwar American outdoor leisure sequences.