Iowa USA-1959: Steam Tractor With Large Red Wheels At Rural Fair

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

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Steam Tractor With Large Red Wheels At Rural Fair — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a steam-powered tractor with large red-spoked wheels and a black engine, parked on a dirt field. The scene, shot on Super 8 film, shows the historic machinery under bright daylight with trees in the background. A red wagon with people and an American flag appears briefly, suggesting a rural fair or exhibition. The footage exhibits classic film grain and color saturation typical of 1950s home movies, evoking a nostalgic Americana atmosphere.

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: 124867627

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s rural Iowa or Midwestern fair sequences needing real 8mm home-movie views of historic steam machinery and visitor activity.
Period detail: The clip may show a mid-century rural exhibition with a steam traction engine, red-spoked wheels, dirt fairground, trees, and a red passenger wagon carrying visitors.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor's position as the machinery and wagon pass through the fairground, giving the scene an informal home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black steam tractor, large red-spoked wheels, pale wheel rims, dirt ground, shade trees, a red passenger wagon, seated fairgoers, and a small American flag.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, heavy shadow areas, and slight handheld framing that fit mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, period insert, or transition beat for stories about rural fairs, antique machinery, agricultural heritage, or Americana travel.
Historical context: The scene visually places industrial-era farm machinery in a public outdoor display setting, with visitors riding nearby rather than operating the engine.
Research note: People and a possible emblem or marking on the wagon are visible, so likeness and brand or event-identification review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Iowa 8mm home movie steam tractor, rural fair antique traction engine, red wheels farm machinery, and Midwestern Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Iowa 1959 fair scenes, then related clips of antique vehicles, rural exhibitions, and farm machinery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa home-movie frame showing a red visitor wagon with seated people near a black steam tractor at a rural fairground. — Visitors ride in a red wagon beside the steam tractor on the dirt field.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame of a black steam tractor with a large red-spoked rear wheel and pale rim on a shaded dirt fairground. — The steam tractor fills the frame, emphasizing its large red-spoked wheel.

1959 Iowa frame showing the side of a black steam tractor, its red-spoked rear wheel, smaller front wheels, and strong sunlight on the dirt ground. — Side view of the antique steam tractor and its red wheels.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame of the steam tractor from the side, with red-spoked wheels, black machinery, dirt ground, and trees in the background. — The tractor remains framed from the side beneath the trees.

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