Minnesota USA-1958: Combine Harvester Harvesting Corn In Field

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

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Combine Harvester Harvesting Corn In Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a red combine harvester moving through a cornfield in Minnesota. The camera follows the machine as it cuts through rows of mature corn under a bright, sunny sky. The footage shows the rhythmic motion of harvesting, with the harvester advancing steadily across the field. The image has the characteristic grain, slight color fading, and dark borders of a classic Super 8 home movie, evoking a nostalgic view of mid-century American agriculture.

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: 124862890

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 U.S. agricultural history edits needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of mechanized corn harvesting in Minnesota.
Period detail: The red combine, tall corn rows, open field, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century rural farm setting, with 1958 and Minnesota supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The distant, steady observation from the edge of the field gives the clip an unstaged home-movie view of farm work in progress.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red combine harvester, mature corn rows, harvested tracks, open farmland, pale sky, field edges, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate borders, and slight exposure variation give the short scene recognizable physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural labor cutaway, agricultural transition, memory beat, or insert within a sequence on mid-century farming.
Historical context: The footage visually places machine harvesting within a family-shot rural landscape without proving farm ownership, crop yield, or specific local history.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, likely as a distant operator, so likeness visibility should be reviewed even though faces and logos are not discernible here.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Minnesota 8mm corn harvest, vintage combine harvester, home movie farm field, and mid-century American agriculture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1958 Minnesota farm footage, then broader 1950s U.S. agriculture, harvest, and rural machinery scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing a distant red combine harvester working through a cornfield with dark film borders. — A combine appears far down the corn rows as harvesting begins across the field.

A red combine advances through a Minnesota cornfield in this 1958 8mm home-movie frame. — The harvester moves farther into view between standing rows of corn.

The red combine is nearer in the frame, working through mature corn in a 1958 Minnesota farm scene. — The machine approaches along the rows, with harvested ground visible beside it.

A red combine continues harvesting in a Minnesota cornfield, framed by faded 1958 8mm color film. — The final frame holds on the combine as it continues through the cornfield.

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