Iowa USA-1959: Two Mules Pull A Cart As The Band Nearby Plays At The Fair

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

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Two Mules Pull A Cart As The Band Nearby Plays At The Fair — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: Two mules pull a wooden cart past a vintage blue pickup truck at a rural fair. A brass band in matching white hats and blue uniforms plays drums and instruments under a tent with an American flag. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a nostalgic community event with period clothing and classic vehicles, capturing the atmosphere of a 1950s American fair. The grainy, slightly faded color and film edge are characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

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: 124868101

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: Yes

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 fair, rural community, animal-drawn cart, and small-town band footage in documentary, museum, education, or period montage edits.
Period detail: The clip shows 1959-era cues including mules with a wooden cart, a blue pickup truck, white band hats, drum corps uniforms, and an American flag at a fairground setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes everyday fair activity from a visitor's handheld viewpoint, with people and performers moving naturally rather than staged for a formal production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two mules, a wooden cart, a blue pickup, drummers in white hats, a bass drum, an American flag, shaded trees, and fair visitors.
Film character: The 8mm footage has saturated but faded color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet edge density that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for rural fair life, 1950s Americana, community music, or animal-powered transport.
Historical context: The scene reflects a public community fair atmosphere with live band performance, livestock or mule cart activity, period clothing, and mid-century vehicles visible.
Research note: People, faces, a readable drum or sign, and audible music require review for likeness, trademark or signage, and music rights separate from footage copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Iowa fair 8mm footage, 1950s rural American fair home movie, mules pulling cart, vintage pickup, and small-town band performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Iowa 1959 fair material, then broader 1950s rural fair, parade, livestock, and community band scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Iowa fair footage, two mules pull a wooden cart past a blue pickup truck with people and water visible in the background. — Two mules move a cart past a blue pickup at the fair.

Band members in white hats and blue uniforms gather with drums under trees near an American flag in 1959 Iowa fair footage. — Drummers and band members gather beside a fair tent or building.

At the Iowa fair, uniformed drummers with white hats stand in shade with a large bass drum partly filling the foreground. — The band stands ready with drums in the shade.

Uniformed band members with drums stand near an American flag and shaded trees during the 1959 Iowa fair scene. — Band members pause with drums near the flag and trees.

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