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Iowa-1959: A Field In The Countryside With Mountains In The Background

  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationIowa, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1959 Iowa
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A Field In The Countryside With Mountains In The Background — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a sweeping view of a rural Iowa landscape. Rolling fields of tall grass and corn stretch toward distant hills under a pale, overcast sky. The footage, framed by dark borders suggesting a window view, shows subtle camera movement across the serene countryside. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, muted colors, and a nostalgic, slightly faded quality characteristic of mid-century home movies. This archival clip evokes a quiet, pastoral moment from America's heartland.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127420795

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1959
Reel-level location note
iowa
Date
1959 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Iowa, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • field
  • nature
  • countryside
  • plants
  • outdoors
  • mountains
  • background
  • iowa
  • 1959
  • 1959 Iowa countryside
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • rural America 1950s
  • cornfield landscape
  • rolling hills
  • archival footage
  • vintage nature
  • old film grain
  • retro countryside
  • 1950s Americana
  • nostalgic home movie
  • vintage outdoor scene
  • 8mm film footage
  • historical footage
  • old film
  • documentary clip
  • rural landscape
  • vintage film
  • 1959 home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s Iowa home-movie landscape footage suited for rural Midwest establishing shots, documentary cutaways, or quiet agricultural memory beats.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant low hills beyond a pale field, seen through dark vertical frame borders.

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