Minnesota USA-1958: Farmer Operating Combine Harvester In Cornfield

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

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Farmer Operating Combine Harvester In Cornfield — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1958: A man in a blue work shirt and cap operates a red International Harvester combine harvester in a sunlit cornfield. The vintage 8mm film captures the agricultural process as the machine's auger transfers harvested grain into a white wooden crate. The footage, shot from a slightly elevated angle, shows the farmer working under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, with dried corn stalks visible in the foreground. The clip exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic frame borders of a home movie, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American farming life.

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: 124862832

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

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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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural Minnesota agriculture requests needing authentic home-movie footage of mechanized harvesting and farm labor.
Period detail: The red combine, wooden-sided wagon or crate, work clothes, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century farming setting, with 1958 Minnesota supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes one farmer at work from a nearby elevated position, giving the scene an unstaged family-film view of routine harvest labor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a farmer in a blue shirt and cap, a red combine harvester, a long auger, a white wooden grain box, dry stalks, open field, and blue sky.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible gate borders, dust specks, mild fading, and slight handheld variation that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, agricultural cutaway, rural memory beat, or transition within a sequence on mid-century farming.
Historical context: The footage shows small-scale field harvesting with a combine and grain box, offering visual context for mechanized farm work without proving farm ownership or crop type beyond the visible field.
Research note: A person and possible equipment branding are visible, so copyright, likeness, and trademark or logo review should be handled separately before final use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Minnesota farm footage, 1950s 8mm combine harvester, vintage American agriculture, farmer operating machinery, and home movie harvest scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Minnesota farm material, then broader 1950s rural machinery or harvest footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame showing a farmer on a red combine harvester near a white wooden grain box under a blue sky. — A farmer operates a red combine beside a white grain box during field harvest.

A farmer sits on a red combine harvester in a Minnesota field, with the auger extending toward a white grain box. — The combine and auger are framed against open sky as the farmer works from the seat.

The 8mm frame shows the farmer on the combine from a slightly shifted angle, with dry stalks in the foreground and grain box nearby. — A handheld home-movie angle catches the farmer and combine during harvest work.

Late in the clip, the combine auger points toward the white wooden grain box as the farmer continues operating the machine in the field. — The auger aligns with the grain box while the farmer stays seated at the controls.

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