Jamestown Wisconsin USA-1961: Man Operating Tractor in Snowy Winter Landscape

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationJamestown, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Operating Tractor in Snowy Winter Landscape — Clip Details

A man in a dark coat and hat drives a vintage tractor through a snow-covered rural landscape in Jamestown, Wisconsin, 1961. The 8mm film captures the quiet winter scene with snow-laden trees, a white fence, and the man operating the vehicle, likely clearing snow. The footage has a cool blue tint and authentic film grain, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American winter. This authentic home movie offers a glimpse into everyday life and farm work during the early 1960s.

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, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123733950

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: 1961 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: Jamestown, Wisconsin, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s rural American winter footage, especially documentary or educational edits needing everyday farm work and snow removal on 8mm home-movie film.
Period detail: The tractor, dark work coat, brimmed cap, white fence, and snow-covered rural setting support a mid-century domestic or farm landscape, consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel, watching a man operate a tractor through snow from a nearby outdoor vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man on a tractor, deep snow, bare winter trees, a white fence, small evergreens, a building edge, and dark film borders.
Film character: The scan shows cool blue color bias, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the physical 8mm source character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter work insert, rural life cutaway, seasonal transition, or quiet memory beat within a family, farming, or regional history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents ordinary winter labor in a rural Wisconsin setting, showing snow management and outdoor mobility without making broader claims about the community.
Research note: A person is visible and possible tractor branding may need review; copyright, likeness, and any identifiable marks should be cleared separately for intended use.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1961 Wisconsin 8mm winter tractor footage, rural snow removal home movie, or mid-century farm work in snow.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Jamestown or Wisconsin material from 1961, then broader rural winter work or vintage tractor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Jamestown, Wisconsin, 1961, a man in a dark coat and hat drives a tractor through a snowy rural yard near a white fence. — A man operates a tractor through snow near a fence and winter trees.

The tractor is seen from behind as the man drives through snow in the rural Wisconsin winter landscape. — The tractor continues through the snowy yard, framed by bare trees.

A rear view shows the man steering the tractor across snow near winter brush and small evergreens in Jamestown, Wisconsin. — The driver moves farther across the snowy rural yard.

The man looks partly toward the camera while operating the tractor near a building edge in the snowy 1961 Wisconsin scene. — The tractor passes near a structure as the driver turns across the snow.

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