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1953: Men Gathering Hay in a Field Japan

1953: Men Gathering Hay in a Field Japan

  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationJapan
  • Duration15s
  • Price$199 USD
  • Collection1953 Japan
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Men Gathering Hay in a Field Japan — Clip Details

1953: Men gather hay in a sunlit field in Japan, captured on vintage 8mm film. This archival footage shows agricultural laborers working together in rural Japan, reaping crops and stacking hay bales under open skies. The scene reflects postwar rural life, with workers in traditional attire performing backbreaking farm work. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the 8mm home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century Japanese farming communities and daily labor. Ideal for historical documentaries, cultural studies, and vintage film projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free via Pond5
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
15s
Starting Price
$199 USD
Clip ID
73152068

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1033 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1953
Reel-level location note
japan
Date
1953 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Japan Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • migrants
  • day labor
  • harvesting
  • farming
  • men
  • outdoor
  • reaping
  • hay bales
  • down south
  • hard work
  • minimum wage
  • wheat
  • crops
  • backbreaking
  • fields
  • gathering
  • hay
  • field
  • people
  • japan
  • 1953
  • 1953 Japan farming footage
  • vintage 8mm hay harvesting
  • Japanese agricultural workers
  • rural 1950s Japan
  • 8mm home movie hay bales
  • vintage 8mm farm labor
  • Japanese field work 1953
  • archival hay gathering
  • postwar Japanese agriculture
  • 1950s manual labor
  • Japanese rural life
  • vintage farming documentary
  • historical 8mm footage
  • Japanese men working
  • hay stacking 1953
  • agricultural history Japan
  • old film footage
  • retro Japanese countryside
  • documentary stock footage
  • nostalgic farm scenes

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