Iowa USA-1959: Black Steam-Powered Tractor with Red Wheels

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

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Black Steam-Powered Tractor with Red Wheels — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large black steam-powered tractor with bright red spoked wheels and a red fuel tank, parked on dirt under trees. A person in light clothing stands near the rear of the machine. The footage shows slight camera movement and the characteristic grain and color saturation of 8mm film from the late 1950s, evoking a nostalgic look at mid-century American agricultural machinery.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124867646

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 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 Iowa or Midwestern agricultural history projects needing a brief home-movie view of preserved steam traction machinery.
Period detail: The color 8mm footage may show a late-1950s farm-equipment display, with a black steam tractor, red spoked wheels, dirt ground, and casual spectator clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, with the camera lingering on the machine as a person stands near the rear platform.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black steam tractor, red spoked wheels, red cylindrical tank, metal canopy, dirt surface, trees, and a person in light clothing.
Film character: The scan carries saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight handheld drift, and contact-print framing that reinforce its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, machinery cutaway, or memory beat in sequences about rural life, fairs, preservation, or mid-century Americana.
Historical context: The footage places older steam-powered equipment within a 1959 home-movie setting, suggesting public interest in historic agricultural machinery without proving the event type.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no readable logos or private property are evident, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-rights review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Iowa 8mm steam tractor footage, vintage farm machinery home movie, red wheel traction engine, and Midwestern agricultural equipment.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel machinery shots, then other Iowa 1959 footage, then broader vintage farm equipment or steam engine material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa 8mm frame showing a black steam tractor with red wheels, red tank, canopy, and a person near the rear. — A steam tractor with red spoked wheels stands on dirt beneath trees.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame of a black steam tractor with red wheels, canopy, and a light-clothed person beside the rear section. — The camera holds a side view of the steam tractor and nearby spectator.

1959 Iowa 8mm frame with the red-wheeled steam tractor filling the view and a person partly visible near the rear platform. — The tractor fills more of the frame as the handheld camera shifts position.

1959 Iowa 8mm frame showing a dark open-top vehicle or machinery beside the steam equipment area, with red parts and a seated person visible. — A dark vehicle or machine appears in shade near the machinery display area.

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