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

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

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Steam Powered Tractor with Red Spoked Wheels — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures two men in overalls and caps attending to a large, black steam-powered tractor with prominent red-spoked wheels. The tractor, a classic piece of agricultural machinery, sits on a dirt field under bright daylight, its steam engine and large rear wheel clearly visible. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows slight camera movement and natural film grain, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century Americana feel. This archival clip offers authentic historical footage of early 20th-century farming technology and rural life.

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: 124868292

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: Useful for 1950s rural Americana edits needing authentic 8mm footage of steam-era farm machinery displayed or operated outdoors.
Period detail: The overalls, caps, dirt lot, and large spoked steam tractor may show a mid-century agricultural fair, machinery display, or farm gathering in Iowa.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes casually from close range as two men stand by the tractor, giving the clip an unstaged visitor-shot home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a black steam tractor, red spoked wheels, a dirt surface, bright daylight, trees, and background vehicles or equipment.
Film character: The scan shows saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld movement consistent with home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rural technology cutaway, fairground detail, or memory beat within a farming history sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually connects mid-century spectatorship with older agricultural machinery, without confirming whether the tractor is in active farm use or display.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no clear logos are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from any privacy or property assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Iowa 8mm steam tractor, vintage farm machinery home movie, red spoked wheel tractor, and rural Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Iowa 1959 scenes, then broader footage of vintage tractors, farm fairs, and rural machinery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa 8mm frame showing two men near a black steam-powered tractor with red spoked wheels in bright daylight. — Two men stand next to the steam tractor as its large red wheels fill the frame.

Side view of the Iowa steam tractor on 8mm film, with two men in work clothes standing near the machinery. — The tractor is shown in profile with its red wheels and two nearby attendants.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame with the black tractor body and red spoked wheels dominating the foreground. — The camera frames the tractor closely, emphasizing the rear wheel and dark engine body.

End frame of the steam tractor in Iowa, showing red wheels, black machinery, and a vertical stack in soft 8mm color. — The tractor passes partly out of frame, leaving the red wheels and smokestack visible.

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