LA Crosse Wisconsin-1971: Man Wearing Grey Coat Tills Garden Soil On A Cloudy Day

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLa Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Wisconsin

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Man Wearing Grey Coat Tills Garden Soil On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

A man in a grey coat and cap operates a small orange and white tiller in a backyard garden on a cloudy day in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1971. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him methodically turning dark soil, with bare trees and a wire fence visible in the background. The vintage color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-20th century home movie aesthetic. This authentic archival clip shows rural gardening activity during the early 1970s.

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: 125770518

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 1007 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: Wisconsin,Michigan
Date: 1971 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: La Crosse, Wisconsin, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s editorial requests needing everyday Midwestern home gardening, backyard labor, or small-scale domestic food-growing activity on 8mm film.
Period detail: The grey work coat, flat cap, compact walk-behind tiller, wire garden fence, and muted 8mm color may show early 1970s rural or suburban yard work.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears absorbed in routine garden preparation, with the camera observing from a home-movie distance rather than staging the activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a grey coat and cap, a small orange and white tiller, dark turned soil, bare trees, a wire fence, garden posts, and cloudy outdoor light.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and a steady home-movie viewpoint that gives the garden work archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a cutaway, seasonal transition, domestic labor insert, or quiet memory beat within stories about gardening, family life, or 1970s Wisconsin.
Historical context: The footage records practical backyard soil preparation with a small powered tiller, reflecting ordinary household outdoor work rather than a public event.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no readable brand marks or audible music are evident from the supplied metadata and stills.
Research search match: Searches such as 1971 La Crosse Wisconsin garden tiller, 1970s 8mm backyard gardening, man tilling soil home movie, and vintage garden work may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 La Crosse material, then broader 1970s home gardening or yard-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1971 La Crosse, Wisconsin, a man in a grey coat and cap tills backyard garden soil with bare trees behind him. — A man begins pushing a small walk-behind tiller through a backyard garden plot.

The man continues tilling a backyard garden in La Crosse, with wire fencing, bare trees, and muted 8mm color visible. — The tiller moves along the edge of the garden near fencing and dormant trees.

A front view shows the man operating the compact tiller in a 1971 Wisconsin backyard garden plot. — The operator turns the tiller toward the camera while working the garden soil.

The man works the small tiller near a fence post, with bare trees and cloudy La Crosse yard scenery behind him. — The tiller reaches the near edge of the garden bed as the man guides it forward.

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