Iowa USA-1959: Red And Black Steam Tractor At Outdoor Event

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

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Red And Black Steam Tractor At Outdoor Event — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a red and black steam-powered tractor at an outdoor event. The large vehicle, with its prominent spoked wheels and tall smokestack, emits plumes of steam as it sits on a dirt surface. A man in a light-colored shirt and hat stands beside the tractor, observing. The scene unfolds under a bright, sunny sky with trees in the background, showcasing the nostalgic charm of mid-century American technology and rural life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124868142

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: 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: Supports requests for late-1950s Iowa home-movie footage of rural technology, steam vehicles, outdoor exhibitions, or mid-century agricultural heritage cutaways.
Period detail: The spoked wheels, tall smokestack, open operator position, and 8mm color stock may show a preserved steam traction engine at a 1959 outdoor gathering.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on the steam tractor and nearby adult observer rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red and black steam tractor, large spoked wheels, smokestack, steam plume, trees, dirt ground, a light-shirted adult, and other vehicles nearby.
Film character: The footage carries saturated 8mm color, soft focus, high contrast, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, rural technology cutaway, transition into agricultural history, or memory beat for an outdoor community event.
Historical context: The scene shows public interest in older steam-powered machinery within a sunny outdoor setting, without confirming the specific event or organization shown.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are evident, and copyright, location, and event permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1959 Iowa 8mm steam tractor, vintage steam traction engine, rural technology home movie, and outdoor machinery event footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Iowa 1959 footage, and then with clips of steam machinery, farm equipment, or mid-century outdoor gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa home-movie frame showing a red and black steam tractor with spoked wheels and a light-shirted adult nearby. — A steam tractor stands near a hat-wearing adult under trees at the outdoor gathering.

The steam tractor is seen in side view with a visible plume above the machine.

A closer pass emphasizes the tractor’s red wheels, canopy, and rising steam.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame with the red and black steam tractor filling the view, framed by trees and bright daylight. — The tractor fills the final frame, with its canopy, large wheel, and red side panel prominent.

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