Hagerstown Maryland USA-1961: Old Fire Truck Driving Through A Farmers Field

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hagerstown Maryland

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Old Fire Truck Driving Through A Farmers Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a bright red Hagerstown Fire Co. truck navigating a harvested cornfield. The classic fire engine, with its polished chrome and visible hose reels, moves slowly through the dry stalks, kicking up dust. In the background, a white farmhouse and bare trees stand under a deep blue twilight sky. Two figures in period clothing, likely farmers, are seen near the vehicle, suggesting a community event or emergency response. The footage exhibits natural film grain and warm color tones characteristic of Super 8 home movies from 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: 123748189

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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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 1961 rural Maryland, volunteer fire department, farm community, and vintage emergency vehicle requests in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The rounded red fire truck, hose reels, chrome fittings, harvested cornfield, and period outerwear point to early 1960s rural community footage.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the truck and nearby adults from a casual field-side position, giving the scene an unstaged local-event or response feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red fire truck, hose reels, dry corn stalks, two adults, a white farmhouse, bare trees, chrome fixtures, and open field.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated red color, heavy grain, soft focus, gate edges, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural emergency-response cutaway, community memory beat, or transition into Hagerstown-area 1960s life.
Historical context: The clip visually links a local fire apparatus with a working farm landscape, suggesting small-town public service in a rural setting without proving the event context.
Research note: People and fire department markings are visible, so likeness, trademark or insignia, and location identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm Hagerstown fire truck, vintage fire engine in cornfield, rural Maryland home movie, and old fire department vehicle footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Hagerstown material, then rural fire truck, farm field, and community-service footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1961 8mm view of a red Hagerstown fire truck side, showing hose reels, chrome fittings, and dark film edges. — Close side view of the red fire truck and hose equipment.

Red Hagerstown fire truck moves through a harvested field near a white farmhouse and bare trees in 1961 home-movie footage. — Fire truck crossing a harvested field near a white house.

Two adults in period clothing stand near a red Hagerstown fire truck in a harvested field, with a white house behind them. — Adults standing beside the fire truck in the field.

Red Hagerstown fire truck seen at a distance in a harvested cornfield, with a white house and tree line in the background. — Distant view of the fire truck in the cornfield.

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