Proctor Minnesota-1963: Man Measuring Snow Then Gesturing In Winter Landscape

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

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Man Measuring Snow Then Gesturing In Winter Landscape — Clip Details

A man in a dark coat and hat measures deep snow with a wooden stick in a snowy rural landscape. He bends down, then stands and gestures toward the camera, holding a long pole. The scene shifts to a snow-covered house and car with tire tracks in the driveway. Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter day in Proctor, Minnesota, with characteristic blue tint and film grain.

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: 123808623

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: No
Audible music: No

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1960s home-movie footage for edits needing rural Minnesota winter, deep snow measurement, or everyday cold-weather life in an archival insert.
Period detail: The man's dark overcoat, brimmed hat, simple winter yard, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s domestic filming rather than a staged weather record.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal gesture to the camera after measuring snow, suggesting a family member documenting the depth and sharing the moment with the filmer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark coat and hat, deep snow, a wooden stick or pole, open winter ground, distant trees, and a blue-tinted sky.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, blue winter color cast, handheld framing, gate edges, and vertical wear lines that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a winter cutaway, weather-memory beat, transitional insert, or visual evidence of deep snow in a 1960s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary winter conditions and informal family filming in Proctor, Minnesota, without supporting a specific storm or public event claim.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no logos, minors, or audible music are evident from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1963 Proctor Minnesota snow, 8mm man measuring snow, vintage winter home movie, and rural Minnesota winter footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter scenes, then other Proctor 1963 clips, then broader 1960s snow, home exterior, and cold-weather daily-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Proctor, Minnesota in 1963, a man in a dark coat bends toward deep snow while using a stick or pole to measure it. — A man bends down to check the depth of snow with a stick.

A man in a dark winter coat and hat stands in the snowy Proctor landscape, holding a long pole and a dark bag at his side. — The man stands in deep snow with a pole after measuring.

A man in 1963 Proctor winter footage faces the camera and raises two fingers while standing in the snow with a pole. — The man turns toward the camera and gestures with his hand.

The man remains in the snowy Proctor, Minnesota landscape, holding a pole and gesturing toward the home-movie camera. — A final frame shows the man gesturing in the snow with the pole lowered.

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