Missouri USA-1961: Cattle Feeding On Hay In Farmyard

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Cattle Feeding On Hay In Farmyard — Clip Details

MISSOURI USA-1961: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a herd of brown and white Hereford cattle feeding in a rural farmyard. The cows, with their distinctive markings, are gathered closely, eating hay from the ground under a bright sky. Bare trees line the background, suggesting a late autumn or winter day. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including warm color tones, slight grain, and natural camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American agriculture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124870214

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Missouri, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s rural agriculture requests needing authentic Missouri home-movie footage of cattle feeding in a farmyard.
Period detail: The bare trees, hay-covered ground, Hereford markings, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century farm setting consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the herd at close range without staging, preserving the casual viewpoint of someone filming ordinary farm activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and white cattle, hay on the ground, bare trees, open sky, a vertical fence or post, and soft farmyard shadows.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, minor gate marks, and handheld framing that add physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, rural establishing insert, agricultural transition, or memory beat in a farm-life sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday livestock feeding on a Missouri farm without showing people, machinery, signage, or identifiable events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 Missouri cattle feeding, 8mm farm home movie, Hereford cows eating hay, and 1960s rural America footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel farm material, then Missouri or 1961 rural clips, then broader 1960s livestock and American agriculture scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Missouri 8mm frame showing Hereford cattle feeding on hay in a rural farmyard under a pale sky. — Cattle cluster around hay in a winter-looking farmyard.

Hereford cattle feed closely together in a Missouri farmyard, with bare trees and open ground in the background. — A herd of cattle feeds closely together near the tree line.

Close 8mm view of Hereford cattle feeding on hay, with soft focus and warm color from the home-movie scan. — Close handheld view of cattle feeding on hay.

A Hereford cow lowers its head to feed in the Missouri farmyard, framed tightly by the 8mm home-movie camera. — A cow bends down to feed as the herd remains nearby.

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