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Farmer with John Deere Tractor Moving Topsoil

Farmer with John Deere Tractor Moving Topsoil

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  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationIowa, United States
  • Duration13s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD

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Farmer with John Deere Tractor Moving Topsoil — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1952 in rural Iowa, USA, showing a farmer operating a John Deere tractor to move topsoil across a farm field. The grainy, authentic Super 8 film captures the agricultural lifestyle of the 1950s, with the tractor plowing and excavating soil in a classic Americana scene. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century farming practices and rural American life, preserved in its original analog format. Ideal for historical documentaries, vintage lifestyle content, and nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
13s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
51426684

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1296 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
elies and rays
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
iowa,colorado
Date
1952 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
Iowa, 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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