Jordan Minnesota-1969: Grain Processing Machine At Work

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationJordan, Minnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Minnesota

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Grain Processing Machine At Work — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures farmers operating a large grain processing machine in a rural field. Workers load golden hay and grain onto conveyor belts, which feed into a mechanical separator. A classic blue pickup truck is parked nearby as the machine processes the harvest. The footage shows the agricultural technology of the era, with bright sunlight and natural colors typical of Super 8 film. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century farming practices in Jordan, Minnesota.

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: 125594903

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 1019 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: savage minnesota
Date: 1969 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: Jordan, Minnesota, 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: Supports 1960s rural agriculture requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie footage of grain or hay processing machinery in field use.
Period detail: The blue pickup, open field setup, conveyor equipment, and 8mm color stock support a late-1960s farm-work setting in Jordan, Minnesota.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's home-movie perspective, watching workers and machinery from nearby rather than staging the activity for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a grain processing machine, conveyor belts, hay or grain piles, workers, a blue pickup truck, red equipment panels, field stubble, and bright sky.
Film character: The clip shows soft 8mm texture with visible grain, mild gate edges, saturated daylight color, and handheld framing typical of home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, agricultural process insert, rural labor transition, or memory beat in a farming sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents small-scale field processing with people working around mechanical equipment, giving visual context for mid-century farm labor and machinery.
Research note: People are 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: Useful for searches such as 1969 Minnesota farm footage, 8mm grain processing machine, vintage hay conveyor, rural harvest home movie, and 1960s farm labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Jordan, Minnesota 1969 material, then broader 1960s rural agriculture, harvest machinery, or farm labor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Jordan, Minnesota farm scene showing a grain processing machine, hay or grain on conveyors, and workers nearby. — Workers stand near a grain processing machine as hay or grain moves over conveyor belts.

Jordan, Minnesota 1969 footage frame with workers near a grain processing machine and hay or grain piled on moving equipment. — The machine continues processing hay or grain while workers remain near the equipment.

A blue pickup sits beside a 1969 Jordan, Minnesota field operation as a machine pours hay or grain onto a growing pile. — A blue pickup is parked beside the machine as processed material falls into a field pile.

1969 Jordan, Minnesota farm frame showing a conveyor dropping hay or grain near a blue pickup and field processing equipment. — Material pours from the conveyor while the pickup and processing machinery remain in the field.

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