Moscow Russia-1975: Man Operating Grass Cutter Machine in Rural Setting

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationMoscow, Russia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Moscow Russia

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Man Operating Grass Cutter Machine in Rural Setting — Clip Details

A man in a plaid shirt and hat operates a vintage grass cutter machine in a rural outdoor setting, captured on 8mm film in 1975. The black-and-white footage shows him pushing the mechanical device across grassy terrain, with close-ups of the machine's wheels and cutting mechanism. The grainy texture and film borders indicate authentic home movie quality, evoking a nostalgic, documentary-style glimpse of everyday life in Moscow, Russia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 124818473

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

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: 1975 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: Moscow, Russia 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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1970s Soviet-era rural labor or everyday machine operation as documentary, museum, education, or editorial B-roll.
Period detail: The handheld 8mm view may show a 1970s rural outdoor setting, with a man in plaid clothing handling a small wheeled cutting machine among grass and brush.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged observation of a man demonstrating or using a mechanical grass cutter for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a plaid shirt and hat, a small wheeled cutter, grass, brush, film-frame borders, and close views of the mechanism.
Film character: The clip has a monochrome 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, insert, transition, or memory beat for rural work, practical machinery, or everyday Soviet-era footage.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for small-scale outdoor maintenance or agricultural-adjacent work without identifying a specific site or institution.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright status should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970s Moscow Russia home movie, 8mm rural machinery footage, man operating grass cutter, and Soviet-era outdoor labor cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Moscow 1975 rural or outdoor footage, then broader vintage machinery and yard-work scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1975 Moscow-area home-movie frame of a man near a small wheeled grass cutter among grass and brush. — Overhead view of the operator and grass cutter in a rural outdoor setting.

A man in plaid clothing operates or positions a wheeled grass cutter in 1975 Moscow, Russia footage. — The operator stands behind the cutter handle while working in the grass.

Soft-focus 8mm frame showing the man and wheeled grass cutter from above in the rural setting. — Motion blur and grain emphasize the home-movie view of the cutter and operator.

Close overhead 8mm view of the vintage grass cutter and operator in a 1975 Moscow rural scene. — The final frame shows the cutter body, wheels, handle, and nearby operator from above.

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