Jordan Minnesota-1969: Red and Black Steam Tractor in Jordan, Minnesota

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

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Red and Black Steam Tractor in Jordan, Minnesota — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a red and black steam-powered tractor at a rural gathering in Jordan, Minnesota. Men in period attire—overalls, caps, and light jackets—observe the massive machine in a sun-drenched field. Close-ups reveal the engine’s intricate mechanics, spinning flywheel, and billowing steam against a clear blue sky. The footage showcases the power and craftsmanship of early agricultural machinery, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century farm life and mechanical heritage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125594923

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: Useful for 1960s documentary or museum edits needing rural Minnesota home-movie footage of steam traction machinery at an outdoor agricultural gathering.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage shows period visitor clothing, an open field setting, and a preserved red-and-black steam tractor consistent with the supplied 1969 Jordan, Minnesota metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, with people standing near the machine while the camera shifts from a wider view to close mechanical details.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a red-spoked wheel, black boiler, tall smokestack, moving flywheel, steam or exhaust, open field, blue sky, and several adult onlookers.
Film character: The footage carries a home-movie 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing around bright outdoor machinery.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, mechanical detail insert, or memory beat within segments on farming heritage, fairs, rural leisure, or steam power.
Historical context: The scene visually places older agricultural machinery in a public outdoor setting where adults observe the tractor as a working display or demonstration.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed, while no readable brands, private property, or music cues are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 8mm steam tractor footage, Jordan Minnesota home movie, rural agricultural machinery, and vintage traction engine close-up.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Jordan or Minnesota 1969 material, then with rural machinery, farm gatherings, or steam engine themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Jordan, Minnesota, 1969, adults observe a red-and-black steam-powered tractor in an open field under a clear sky. — Adults watch a steam tractor during an outdoor rural gathering.

Close-up of the steam tractor machinery, showing a red drive rod, blurred flywheel, black boiler, and metal fittings. — Mechanical close-up of the tractor's moving flywheel and drive rod.

Tight 8mm view of the red-and-black steam tractor mechanism, with the flywheel blurred by motion against the boiler. — The camera lingers on the tractor's moving engine components.

The tractor's tall smokestack and upper boiler details appear against the sky in the 1969 Minnesota home-movie footage. — Tall smokestack and upper engine details framed against the sky.

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