North Dakota-1972: Retro Steam Grain Thresher At The Western Minnesota

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationNorth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 North Dakota

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Retro Steam Grain Thresher At The Western Minnesota — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1972 captures the Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Reunion in North Dakota. The footage opens on a prominent sign flanked by Coca-Cola logos, advertising the event in Rollag, Minnesota. The scene shifts to a large, black steam engine with red wheels, emitting plumes of steam, surrounded by onlookers in period clothing. The setting is an outdoor fairground with trees and classic cars in the background, showcasing mid-20th century Americana and industrial nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125777840

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1972 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: North Dakota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing steam-threshing reunion, rural fairground, agricultural machinery, or Midwest Americana atmosphere.
Period detail: Visible clues include Coca-Cola event signage, classic cars, visitor clothing, and a steam traction engine; the metadata places the clip in 1972 at the Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Reunion.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor position, first holding on the event sign and then watching the steam engine and onlookers through fairground obstructions.
What appears in frame: The clip shows a reunion sign, Coca-Cola round signs, steam vapor, a black traction engine with red wheels, visitors, trees, parked cars, and a roped-off viewing area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft grain, slight exposure shifts, muted color, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for steam power, farm heritage events, county-fair machinery, or 1970s Americana.
Historical context: The footage visually connects public nostalgia for steam-era farm equipment with a casual outdoor reunion setting and spectators gathered around operating machinery.
Research note: People and Coca-Cola branding are visible, so likeness, trademark, and event-signage context should be reviewed separately from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1972 8mm steam thresher reunion, Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Rollag sign, vintage steam tractor fair, and rural Midwest machinery footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent clips from the same reel, then other 1972 North Dakota or Rollag-area fair footage, then broader steam agriculture and reunion scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 8mm frame showing the Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Reunion sign at Rollag, with Coca-Cola signs, steam, cars, and visitors in the background. — Event sign for the Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Reunion with steam and fair visitors behind it.

1972 8mm frame of the reunion entrance sign and Coca-Cola branding, with steam, trees, parked cars, and fairgoers near equipment. — Steam rises behind the Western Minnesota Steam-Threshers Reunion sign as visitors move through the fairground.

1972 8mm frame showing a black steam traction engine with red wheels at the reunion grounds, partly viewed through poles and a rope barrier. — A steam traction engine stands on the fairground with visitors watching from behind a rope line.

1972 8mm frame of the operating steam traction engine at the reunion, with red wheels, steam, visitors, trees, and a roped viewing area. — The steam engine emits vapor while fair visitors stand near the roped-off machinery display.

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