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Iowa USA-1959: Amish Community Sweeping Courtyard

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  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationIowa, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1959 Iowa

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Amish Community Sweeping Courtyard — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a lively community gathering where people in traditional Amish-style clothing, including white bonnets and long dresses, sweep and clean a wet concrete courtyard. Men, women, and children work together with brooms and buckets, their movements creating ripples in the water. The scene unfolds in front of a white picket fence under bright daylight, with the film's characteristic grain and color palette evoking a strong sense of mid-century Americana and historical nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124866300

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1959
Reel-level location note
iowa
Date
1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location
Iowa, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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  • iowa USA
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  • vintage color film
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  • 1950s nostalgia
  • Amish lifestyle

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