Minnesota USA-1958: Cows Gather in Snowy Field Near Farmhouse

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

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Cows Gather in Snowy Field Near Farmhouse — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a snowy rural scene in Minnesota. The footage shows a snow-covered farmhouse with a family standing outside near a vintage car, followed by a herd of black and white cows gathered in a snow-dusted field behind a wooden fence. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera movement evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American farm 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: 124864400

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural Minnesota farm-life requests needing brief home-movie views of winter cattle, farmhouse surroundings, and family presence.
Period detail: The footage may show late-1950s rural domestic and farm details, including a low farmhouse, snowy yard, fence line, herd cattle, and a period car shape in the driveway.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a family or visitor perspective, shifting from people near the house to cattle gathered in the snowy field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a snow-covered farmhouse, small group of people, vintage car, wooden fence, black and white cattle, open winter field, and pale sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, cool faded color, gate shadows, and handheld framing that preserves a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural winter cutaway, farm memory beat, transition between family and livestock scenes, or short establishing insert.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for mid-century family farm surroundings in Minnesota without making claims about the farm, people, or livestock operation.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm Minnesota farm footage, snowy cattle field, rural farmhouse home movie, and mid-century winter farm life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Minnesota 1958 farm scenes, then broader 1950s rural winter and cattle footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame showing a snow-covered farmhouse yard, distant people, a parked car, and a dark building edge. — People stand near a car outside a snow-covered farmhouse in a rural winter yard.

1958 Minnesota farm scene with black and white cows gathered in a snowy field near a wooden fence line. — Cattle gather near a fence in a snow-dusted winter field.

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame of cattle standing in a snowy farm field, with one cow close to the camera. — A cow faces the camera while the herd stands across the snowy field.

1958 Minnesota winter farm view with cattle dispersed across a snow-dusted field and a fence line on the horizon. — The herd spreads out across an open snowy field near a low fence line.

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