Jordan Minnesota-1969: Worker Feeding Wood Into Steam Train Furnace

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

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Worker Feeding Wood Into Steam Train Furnace — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and white hat tends to a fiery furnace on a steam train in Jordan, Minnesota, in 1969. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures the worker shoveling wood into the glowing firebox, with bright flames illuminating the dark, riveted metal exterior of the locomotive. The footage shows the physical labor of maintaining steam power, with the man leaning into the furnace, his movements deliberate and focused. The warm, saturated colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-20th century industrial life.

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: 125594932

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: Useful for 1960s editorial or documentary requests needing a close view of steam locomotive firing work in Jordan, Minnesota.
Period detail: The white hat, work shirt, riveted locomotive metal, and glowing firebox support a late-1960s steam train maintenance or demonstration setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close as the worker leans into the firebox, preserving an unstaged view of manual railway labor from a home-movie perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a worker in a white hat, open furnace door, bright flames, dark riveted metal, wood fuel, and locomotive hardware.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, visible grain, high-contrast firelight, and slight handheld framing that add physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a close insert, industrial cutaway, or transition beat for steam power, labor, rail heritage, or mid-century technology.
Historical context: The clip shows the physical act of feeding a steam locomotive firebox, emphasizing heat, fuel handling, and hands-on train operation.
Research note: A worker's face and likeness are partly visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from any needed likeness or location permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Jordan Minnesota steam train firebox, 8mm worker feeding locomotive furnace, and home movie railway labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Jordan Minnesota 1969 rail material, then broader steam train work and firebox footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Jordan, Minnesota in 1969, a worker bends toward a glowing steam train firebox beside dark riveted metal. — A worker leans into the open firebox of a steam locomotive.

A worker in a light shirt and white hat tends the glowing steam locomotive firebox in Jordan, Minnesota, 1969. — The worker reaches near the flame-lit furnace opening.

The 1969 home-movie frame shows a worker crouched at a steam train furnace with firelight reflecting on nearby metal. — A crouched worker continues tending the locomotive firebox.

A worker turns at the open steam locomotive firebox, his face partly visible against dark riveted metal and bright flames. — The worker turns away from the firebox after tending the furnace.

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