Minnesota USA-1958: Herd Of Cattle In A Snowy Pasture Near A Barn

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

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Herd Of Cattle In A Snowy Pasture Near A Barn — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a herd of cattle in a snow-covered pasture near a barn in Minnesota. Cows of various colors stand and move slowly across the frozen field, with a snow-dusted barn and a bare tree visible in the background under a clear winter sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera movement, offering an authentic slice of mid-century rural life. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and provides authentic period footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124864436

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: Useful for 1950s rural Minnesota or winter farm-life requests needing authentic 8mm cattle footage for documentary, education, or period cutaway use.
Period detail: The snow-covered pasture, barn structures, fencing, and cattle may show mid-century Upper Midwest farm conditions, supported by the 1958 Minnesota metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld view feels unstaged, observing cattle standing and shifting in a winter pasture from a family or farmyard vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cattle in snow, a fenced pasture, barn-like farm buildings, a bare tree, low winter light, and a clear blue sky.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, color fading, gate edges, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural winter insert, agricultural transition, livestock cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday livestock and farm surroundings rather than a named event, offering visual context for cold-weather rural life.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright and any property-related use should still be reviewed by the buyer.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Minnesota cattle footage, 1950s winter farm 8mm, snowy pasture barn, rural livestock home movie, and vintage farm animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then with Minnesota 1958 rural footage, then with broader winter farm, cattle, or mid-century agriculture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Minnesota 8mm frame showing cattle in a snow-covered pasture near barn-like farm buildings and a bare tree. — Cattle stand across a snowy farm pasture with low buildings and a bare tree beyond the fence.

Cattle stand and slowly move in a snowy Minnesota pasture, with barn roofs and fencing visible behind them. — A small herd is spread across the frozen pasture in front of snow-dusted farm buildings.

1958 rural Minnesota frame with cattle in the foreground, a snow-covered barn, fencing, and a leafless tree behind them. — Two cattle stand closest to the camera while the herd and barn remain in the snowy background.

Snowy 1958 Minnesota farm scene with cattle near fencing, barn-like buildings, and a bare winter tree under blue sky. — Cattle cluster near the fence line as the snowy barn and bare tree fill the background.

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