Minnesota USA-1958: Combine Harvester Harvests Corn Field

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Minnesota

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Combine Harvester Harvests Corn Field — Clip Details

A red combine harvester moves through a golden cornfield in Minnesota, USA, in 1958. A farmer operates the machine as it cuts and processes the crop under a pale blue sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of home movie reels. The scene captures mid-century agricultural technology and rural life with authentic vintage texture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124862820

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: 1958 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: 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: Useful for 1950s rural agriculture requests needing authentic 8mm footage of mechanized corn harvesting in Minnesota.
Period detail: The red combine, open field, 8mm color stock, and 1958 metadata support a mid-century farm setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the machine from field level as workers ride or stand on the harvester, giving the scene an unstaged farm-work quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red combine harvester, standing corn, pale blue sky, distant horizon, dark film borders, and small figures on the machine.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, soft focus, faded color, gate weave, dust marks, and dark frame edges typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural labor insert, harvest cutaway, agriculture transition, or mid-century memory beat.
Historical context: The footage visually situates mechanized harvesting within a Minnesota cornfield without identifying the farm, workers, or machine brand.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property analysis.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Minnesota corn harvest, 1950s combine harvester, vintage 8mm farming footage, and mid-century agricultural machinery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Minnesota 1958 rural scenes, then with broader 1950s farming and harvest material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a red combine harvester cutting through corn with workers visible on the machine. — A red combine advances through standing corn in a rural Minnesota field.

A red combine works through a Minnesota cornfield in 1958, with small figures visible near the operator area. — The harvester cuts into the crop with corn stalks filling the foreground.

1958 home-movie frame of a red combine in a cornfield, with workers riding or standing on the machine. — Workers are visible on the combine as it moves through the cornfield.

A red combine fills the frame while harvesting corn in Minnesota, with distant workers visible and dark 8mm borders around the shot. — The combine passes close to camera, its front cutting area low in the corn.

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