Kansas USA-1964: Hereford Cattle At Agricultural Fair With Spectators

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Hereford Cattle At Agricultural Fair With Spectators — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a line of brown and white Hereford cattle at a Kansas agricultural fair. The cows stand calmly on grassy ground, their muscular frames and distinctive markings highlighted by bright sunlight. In the background, spectators in casual 1960s attire observe the animals, with a wooden fence and other livestock visible. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight camera movement, offering an authentic slice of mid-century rural Americana.

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: 124875557

Rights & Clearance

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: 1964 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: Kansas, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Kansas agricultural fair footage for productions needing rural Americana, livestock exhibition, or county-fair cutaways.
Period detail: The spectators' casual clothing, open fairground setting, and 8mm color home-movie look may show mid-1960s agricultural fair culture.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches the cattle from a visitor's position, preserving an unstaged fairground view with people milling behind the animals.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Hereford cattle, grass, spectators, a wooden fence, bright sun, shadows, and adjacent livestock.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm grain, warm color shifts, bright exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld movement typical of home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, rural transition, livestock cutaway, or memory beat within a farming or fair sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows cattle presentation as a public fairground activity, with visitors observing livestock in an informal outdoor setting.
Research note: People are visible in the background, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from depicted-rights review.
Research search match: Search match for 1964 Kansas 8mm agricultural fair, Hereford cattle, county fair livestock, and vintage rural Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Kansas 1964 fair material, then broader 1960s livestock, farming, and rural community footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Kansas fair footage showing a brown and white Hereford cow on grass while spectators stand behind it. — A Hereford cow stands in sunlight as fairgoers gather in the background.

Side view of a Hereford cow at a Kansas agricultural fair, with spectators and other cattle visible beyond it. — The cow remains side-on in the fairground enclosure with visitors behind it.

A darker 8mm frame shows the Hereford cow broadside at the Kansas fair, with people partly visible in the background. — A broadside view of the cattle line appears through the darker edge of the film frame.

A Hereford cow faces toward the camera at the Kansas fair, standing on grass near a wooden fence in bright sun. — A front-facing Hereford cow stands near the fence at the livestock area.

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