Missouri USA-1961: Man in Fedora Operating Tractor in Crop Field

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMissouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Missouri

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Man in Fedora Operating Tractor in Crop Field — Clip Details

MISSOURI USA-1961: A man in a light-colored shirt and fedora hat operates a red tractor through a field of harvested crops under a clear blue sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the essence of mid-century American farm life with authentic grain, color fading, and natural camera movement. The tractor moves steadily across the field, showcasing rural labor and agricultural work in the early 1960s. This vintage home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into the past, ideal for documentaries, historical content, and nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124869732

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Missouri, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1960s rural America requests needing authentic home-movie footage of farm labor, tractor work, or Missouri agricultural life.
Period detail: The light shirt, brimmed hat, red tractor, open crop field, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century farm setting consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the tractor from a nearby field position, giving the scene an unstaged family-film view of everyday outdoor work.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a brimmed hat, a red tractor, harvested crop residue, open field ground, clear blue sky, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, dust marks, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural labor insert, agricultural cutaway, transition between family and farm scenes, or brief memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows mechanized field work in a Missouri farm setting, offering visual context for everyday rural labor without identifying the person or property.
Research note: A person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from any personal or property rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Missouri farm footage, 8mm tractor field work, mid-century rural America, home movie agriculture, and man riding tractor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Missouri 1961 farm scenes, then broader 1960s tractor, crop field, and rural labor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Missouri home-movie frame showing a red tractor moving through a harvested crop field with its operator partly visible. — A red tractor moves through the field as the operator comes into view.

Man in a light shirt and brimmed hat rides a red tractor across a Missouri crop field in 1961 home-movie footage. — The tractor operator is visible in profile as the machine crosses the field.

Side view of the tractor operator riding through a harvested Missouri field, with soft 8mm color and visible frame wear. — The operator sits upright as the tractor continues across the rough field.

End frame of a man on a red tractor crossing a Missouri field, with open sky and soft 8mm home-movie texture. — The tractor passes through the frame with low vegetation beyond the field.

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