South Dakota-1953: Herd Of Cattle Grazing In Grassy Field On A Sunny Day

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

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Herd Of Cattle Grazing In Grassy Field On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a herd of black and white cattle grazing in a dry, grassy field under a partly cloudy sky. The footage, likely from South Dakota, shows the animals moving slowly across the open landscape, with a few individuals walking toward the camera in the final frames. The image exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, warm color tones, and visible film grain, creating an authentic mid-century rural atmosphere. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into American farm life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127722206

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.

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 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: Supports 1950s rural America requests needing 8mm home-movie footage of cattle grazing on open South Dakota pasture for documentary, museum, education, or commercial edits.
Period detail: The visible open range, Hereford-type cattle, dry grass, and soft 8mm color may show a mid-century ranch or farm scene consistent with the 1953 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the herd from field level as animals graze and slowly shift position, giving the scene an unstaged family-film record of rural livestock life.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include black-and-white cattle, dry grass, low rolling hills, a partly cloudy sky, a distant fence or field edge, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip carries a soft 8mm home-movie look with visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, warm faded color, and gate-edge framing from the scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural establishing insert, livestock cutaway, memory beat, or quiet transition within a mid-century agriculture sequence.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for cattle grazing in an open Plains landscape without showing people, machinery, brands, or a clearly identifiable ranch property.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but users should still review copyright status and any property or location implications before final use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s South Dakota cattle grazing, 8mm ranch home movie, Hereford herd in pasture, and vintage rural farm landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1953 South Dakota rural material, then broader 1950s agriculture or cattle-grazing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame showing a herd of black-and-white cattle grazing across open dry pasture under clouds. — A cattle herd grazes across an open grassy field.

1953 South Dakota 8mm view of cattle spread across dry pasture, with low hills and a cloudy sky in the background. — Cattle continue grazing in the open pasture.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame of cattle grazing and shifting across a dry field, with one cow standing apart to the right. — One cow stands apart as the herd grazes nearby.

1953 South Dakota 8mm close view of black-and-white cattle standing near the camera in dry grass. — Several cattle stand close to the camera near the end of the clip.

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