Arizona USA-1958: Farmers Working on Rocky Hillside

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationArizona, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Arizona

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Farmers Working on Rocky Hillside — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Arizona USA in 1958 shows a group of farmers working on a rocky, arid hillside under a bright sky. Men in wide-brimmed hats and light clothing are seen crouching and examining the ground, likely conducting geological survey or mining exploration. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with noticeable grain, color fading, and a purple tint, capturing a candid moment of manual labor in a rugged landscape. The handheld camera follows the activity with slight movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century rural work.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122804691

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.

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: 1958 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: Arizona, 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

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: Supports 1950s documentary or educational edits needing Arizona 8mm footage of people working or examining rocky desert terrain.
Period detail: Wide-brimmed hats, light work clothing, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century outdoor field labor or survey activity in an arid Arizona setting.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view records people crouching and moving across the slope without staged posing, preserving an observer's home-movie perspective on field work.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rocky hillside, bright open sky, crouching adults, wide-brimmed hats, light shirts, loose stones, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, color fading, purple tinting, and uneven handheld exposure that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for rural labor, desert fieldwork, survey activity, or memory-based 1950s Arizona sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually places manual outdoor work in a dry, rocky landscape, but the exact task should be described cautiously unless verified by reel notes.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or clear private property are visible, and copyright status is separate from permissions.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s Arizona 8mm hillside work, vintage home movie rocky desert labor, and mid-century field survey footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Arizona material, then broader clips of rural labor, desert landscapes, or geological fieldwork.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Arizona 8mm frame showing adults in hats and light clothing working or examining ground on a rocky arid slope. — Adults gather low on a rocky hillside, with one hat-wearing figure closest to the camera.

Home-movie frame from Arizona in 1958 showing several adults on a rocky hillside, some crouched as if inspecting the ground. — Workers or survey participants bend and crouch across the stony slope.

1958 Arizona home-movie view of adults scattered across an arid rocky slope, with figures crouching and leaning near the ground. — A handheld view follows people spread along the hillside during outdoor field activity.

Faded 8mm frame from 1958 Arizona showing adults on a rugged hillside, with one figure leaning forward near the foreground. — The group continues across the rocky slope in a brief home-movie fieldwork shot.

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