South Dakota-1953: Small Herd Of Hereford Cattle Walking Through Tan Field On A

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 South Dakota

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Small Herd Of Hereford Cattle Walking Through Tan Field On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a small herd of Hereford cattle walking through a dry, tan field in South Dakota. A farmer in dark clothing stands near a wooden fence and a large hay bale, overseeing the cattle. The wide, open landscape stretches to distant hills under a clear sky, with the film's characteristic grain and color palette evoking mid-century Americana. The footage offers authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127722147

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1953 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: South 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

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 1950s rural agriculture edits needing authentic home-movie views of cattle in an open South Dakota field.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, open range setting, wooden fence, hay bale, and Hereford cattle may show mid-century ranch or farm life.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged family-film perspective, with the camera observing cattle and a distant farmer rather than arranging a formal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Hereford cattle, dry tan grass, open field, distant hills, pale sky, wooden fencing, a hay bale, and a dark-clothed farmer.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing give the scan recognizable 1950s 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural cutaway, agricultural insert, landscape transition, or quiet memory beat in a South Dakota sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for cattle keeping in a dry Plains landscape without proving a specific ranch, owner, or event.
Research note: A person is visible at distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or music are evident, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1953 South Dakota 8mm cattle footage, Hereford herd in tan field, rural Plains home movie, and mid-century ranch scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel farm material, then other South Dakota 1953 clips, then broader 1950s cattle, ranching, and rural landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame showing cattle by a wooden fence and hay bale, with a farmer-like figure in a dry open field. — Cattle gather near a fence and hay bale while a distant figure stands in the field.

Hereford cattle move through a tan South Dakota field under a pale sky, with distant hills across the horizon. — A small herd crosses the dry field with low hills beyond.

1953 South Dakota home-movie frame of Hereford cattle grouped in a broad, dry field with a low hill line in the distance. — The herd remains grouped in the open field as the camera holds a wide view.

Hereford cattle stand and walk through a tan South Dakota field, with one cow apart from the group and hills behind them. — Cattle spread across the field, with one animal standing apart from the herd.

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