Montgomery Minnesota-1963: Man Demonstrating Steam Tractor To Group At Farm Display

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationMontgomery, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Demonstrating Steam Tractor To Group At Farm Display — Clip Details

MONTGOMERY MINNESOTA-1963: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a steam-powered tractor on display in a grassy field, with a crowd of onlookers gathered around. Men in 1960s attire, including caps and casual shirts, examine the large, dark industrial machine, with one man actively demonstrating its features. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows the tractor's prominent smokestack and large wheels, set against a backdrop of trees and open farmland under a bright sky. The grainy, slightly overexposed quality and film borders evoke a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 125499200

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: 1963 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: Montgomery, Minnesota, 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 editorial projects needing rural Minnesota fair, farm display, antique machinery, or steam tractor demonstration footage from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The men's caps, short-sleeve shirts, slacks, open field setting, and 8mm color stock support a 1963 rural display or machinery demonstration context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes visitors standing close to the tractor and watching the demonstrator, giving the scene an informal home-movie view of public interest around old farm equipment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark steam tractor, tall smokestack, spoked metal wheels, men gathered nearby, grassy field, distant tree line, bright sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, high-contrast shadows, slight overexposure in the sky, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural-history cutaway, machinery demonstration beat, or transition into farming heritage and mid-century community events.
Historical context: The footage shows people examining a steam-powered tractor in a field display, suggesting public engagement with older agricultural technology without proving a specific event name.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depicted-person concerns.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1963 Minnesota 8mm steam tractor, rural farm equipment display, antique traction engine demonstration, and home movie agricultural fair footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Montgomery Minnesota 1963 scenes, then broader rural display, antique machinery, and farm heritage footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Men gather near a dark steam tractor during a 1963 Montgomery, Minnesota farm display, with open field and trees behind them. — Visitors stand near a steam tractor at a rural machinery display.

A group watches a steam tractor in a grassy Montgomery, Minnesota field, with the tall smokestack and front boiler prominent. — Onlookers face the front of the steam tractor in the field.

Two men appear to demonstrate or inspect the steam tractor from a side platform, with large spoked wheels visible in the field. — Men stand on the side platform of the displayed steam tractor.

Side view of the 1963 Montgomery, Minnesota steam tractor display, with men nearby and the tractor's wheel, platform, and smokestack visible. — Side view of the steam tractor during the farm display.

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