Proctor Minnesota-1963: Man With Coat And Hat Measuring The Thickness Of The Snow

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationProctor, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 Proctor Minnesota

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Man With Coat And Hat Measuring The Thickness Of The Snow — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a man in a dark coat and hat standing in a snow-covered field in Proctor, Minnesota. He uses a long wooden stick to measure the depth of the thick snow, bending down to probe the ground. The scene is bathed in a cool, blue-tinted light, with snow-laden trees and a utility pole visible in the background under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a winter day in the 1960s.

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: 123808616

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: 1963 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: Proctor, Minnesota, 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: 1960s Minnesota home-movie footage for edits needing a winter weather, snow-depth, or rural cold-weather measurement insert.
Period detail: The dark overcoat, brimmed hat, utility pole, and open snowy roadside setting may show everyday winter clothing and landscape cues from the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: A man pauses in deep snow and uses a long wooden stick to gauge its depth, giving the scene an unstaged domestic record of severe winter conditions.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark coat and hat, a wooden measuring stick, deep snow, bare trees, snow-covered shrubs, a utility pole, and pale winter sky.
Film character: The 8mm image has blue winter color cast, soft focus, visible grain, frame jitter, and contact-print edges that preserve the home-movie scan texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, weather insert, memory beat, or transition into material about winter, snowfall, or daily life in northern Minnesota.
Historical context: The clip documents a person informally measuring accumulated snow in an outdoor Proctor, Minnesota setting, without enough visual evidence to identify an exact address or event.
Research note: A visible adult likeness may require review for commercial use, while no logos, children, music, or clear private-property details are evident in these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1963 Proctor Minnesota snow, 8mm winter home movie, man measuring snow depth, and vintage Minnesota blizzard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1963 Proctor or Minnesota winter scenes, then broader archival clips of snowstorms, measuring snow, and cold-weather routines.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Proctor, Minnesota in 1963, a man in winter clothing stands in deep snow with a wooden measuring stick near trees and a utility pole. — A man stands in deep snow while holding a stick for measuring snow depth.

A man in a dark coat and hat stands in a snowy Proctor field, holding a long stick toward the snow surface. — The man positions the stick while standing in deep snow.

In the 1963 Proctor winter scene, the man bends over and probes the snow with a wooden stick to check its depth. — The man bends to probe the snow with the stick.

A man in winter clothing leans over a stick set into the snow, with snow-covered shrubs and a utility pole in the background. — The man leans into the measurement as the stick enters the snow.

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