A vintage 8mm home movie from Jordan, Minnesota, in 1969 captures a rural farming scene. The footage opens with a close-up of a steam-powered engine, its black and red components detailed against a pale sky, with faint steam rising. The scene then shifts to a wide shot of farmers and families gathered around large hay bales under a clear blue sky. Men in casual work clothes and women in light sweaters stand near a pickup truck and a hay baler, observing the harvest. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American agriculture.
