Mabel Minnesota-1969: Steam Tractor Demonstration at Agricultural Fair

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

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Steam Tractor Demonstration at Agricultural Fair — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage footage captures a rural agricultural exhibition in Mabel, Minnesota. A large red steam-powered tractor dominates the scene, its massive wheels and mechanical components on display as men in period attire operate and observe the machinery. A crowd gathers to watch the demonstration, with smoke rising from the engine, while a hay baler and other farm equipment are visible in the background. The bright green grass and clear sky highlight the nostalgic charm of mid-century American farming technology.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125595148

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: Mabel, 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 rural America requests needing editorial footage of agricultural heritage, steam-powered machinery, or county fair-style farm demonstrations.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage, clothing, open field setting, and antique steam tractor demonstration support a late-1960s agricultural exhibition context in Mabel, Minnesota.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, watching operators and spectators gather around machinery rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a hay pile, red farm implement, large steam tractor, smoke, grass field, operators, spectators, and a yellow tracked machine.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, warm color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give it recognizable home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an insert, transition, or cutaway for stories about farm technology, rural gatherings, machinery preservation, or agricultural memory.
Historical context: The scene visually documents public interest in older farm machinery within a rural exhibition setting, with visitors observing demonstrations in an open field.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Searches for 1969 8mm Mabel Minnesota steam tractor demonstration, rural agricultural fair footage, antique farm machinery home movie, or 1960s farming exhibition may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel agricultural fair footage, then other 1969 Mabel material, then broader rural farm machinery or steam tractor demonstration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Mabel, Minnesota 8mm frame showing a hay pile and red agricultural machinery during a rural farm equipment demonstration. — A hay pile and red farm implement stand in the field near the demonstration area.

A large red and black steam tractor is displayed on grass as several men observe in Mabel, Minnesota in 1969. — Spectators and operators stand near a large steam-powered tractor in the field.

The steam tractor remains centered in the grassy exhibition area, with men standing nearby during the 1969 Mabel, Minnesota demonstration. — Men watch the steam tractor from different positions around the field.

A man stands on yellow tracked agricultural machinery while a crowd watches at the 1969 rural exhibition in Mabel, Minnesota. — A demonstrator stands on a yellow machine as spectators gather close to watch.

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