Minnesota USA-1958: Cattle Standing in Snowy Winter Field

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

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Cattle Standing in Snowy Winter Field — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Minnesota in 1958 captures a herd of cattle standing in a snow-covered field during winter. The cows, mostly black and white, are crowded together in the cold, with bare ground visible beneath the thin snow. The scene is shot from a fixed perspective, showing the animals huddled against the cold under a pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, conveying a quiet, nostalgic moment of rural farm life. This authentic archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, rural Americana projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124864411

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural Minnesota requests needing authentic home-movie cattle, winter farm life, or livestock cutaway footage.
Period detail: The 1958 8mm footage may show mid-century farm conditions through open winter pasture, simple fencing, and cattle gathered on thin snow.
Home-movie behavior: The fixed home-movie viewpoint observes the herd without staging, preserving a quiet farmyard moment rather than a formal agricultural scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cattle in a snowy field, patches of bare ground, low fencing, a pale winter sky, and a long farm structure in the distance.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, gate edges, and contact-sheet scan artifacts that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural Americana insert, winter livestock cutaway, seasonal transition, or memory beat within a farm-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents cattle outdoors in cold weather and supports broader visual context for mid-century Upper Midwest rural life without naming a specific farm.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location concerns before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Minnesota 8mm cattle in snow, vintage winter farm footage, rural livestock home movie, and mid-century Americana pasture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Minnesota 1958 rural scenes, then broader winter farm or livestock archive material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing cattle in a snow-covered field with fencing and a long structure in the distance. — Cattle stand in a thinly snow-covered winter pasture.

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame of cattle gathered in a snowy pasture, with a low fence and farm structure behind them. — Cattle gather in a winter field with a distant farm structure behind them.

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing cattle clustered on patchy snow, with winter pasture and distant fencing visible. — Cattle cluster on patchy snow in an open winter pasture.

1958 Minnesota home-movie frame of black and white cattle in a snowy field beneath a pale winter sky. — Black and white cattle stand in a snow-covered pasture.

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