Minnesota USA-1958: Herd Of Brown And White Cows Stand In Snowy Field

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

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Herd Of Brown And White Cows Stand In Snowy Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a herd of brown and white cattle standing in a snowy rural field in Minnesota. The cows, some with white faces and legs, are scattered across a patch of grass and snow, with bare trees and a wooden fence visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight camera shake, and natural color fading, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American farm scene. The animals shift positions slowly, some grazing, others standing still, offering a quiet glimpse into rural life.

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: 124864367

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s rural Minnesota or Midwestern farm-life requests needing brief cattle-in-snow coverage for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The 1958 8mm home-movie source, winter snow, bare trees, cattle, and simple farm fencing may show mid-century livestock keeping on a rural Minnesota property.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes cattle from a nearby standing position, preserving an unstaged home-movie view of animals shifting slowly in a snowy field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and white cattle, patchy snow, muddy grass, bare trees, a wooden fence, and a small farmyard or pen area.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, contact-print borders, and gentle handheld movement as archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural winter cutaway, farm-life insert, seasonal transition, or quiet memory beat within a mid-century American sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for domestic livestock and winter farm surroundings without making claims about the specific farm, owner, or operation.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, animal/property context, and release needs should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm Minnesota cattle, snowy farm field home movie, brown and white cows in winter, and vintage rural livestock footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Minnesota or 1958 rural footage, then broader winter farm, cattle, and mid-century agriculture scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing brown and white cattle gathered on patchy snow and grass near bare winter trees. — Cattle stand and graze in a snowy rural field.

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame of cattle near patchy snow, bare trees, and a simple fence or pen structure. — Cattle move slowly near a snowy fence line.

Brown and white cattle in a 1958 Minnesota 8mm frame, standing on wet grass and snow near a fence and leafless trees. — The herd clusters beside a fence in the winter farmyard.

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing cattle from behind and side near patchy snow, bare trees, and a simple farm fence. — Cattle drift across a snowy field at the edge of a farm fence.

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