South Dakota-1953: Man Bending to Gather Loose Hay in an Open Field

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 · South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

manual labor
agriculture
rural life
hay handling
working landscape
everyday routines

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · Approximately eye level
Setting: outdoor · Open agricultural grassland with loose hay and parked wheeled implements
Time and weather: Daytime · Indeterminate; dry cut vegetation is visible · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with moderate shadows
People: 1 · One adult man wears a dark brimmed cap, a light long-sleeved shirt, pale trousers, a dark belt and dark shoes; his face is mostly lowered or turned away.
Objects: loose hay · wheeled farm implements · work cap · long-sleeved shirt · trousers · belt
Colors: straw yellow · muted green · blue · cream · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man steps beside loose hay and looks down.
He begins bending toward the pile.
Bent at the waist, he reaches into the hay.
He rises while lifting a small bundle.

Man Bending to Gather Loose Hay in an Open Field — Clip Details

Probably South Dakota, circa 1953 home movie footage shows a man in light work clothes and a dark cap beside loose hay in an open field. He steps toward the pile, bends at the waist and reaches down, then rises with a small bundle. Wheeled farm implements stand behind him beneath a broad, clouded sky. A continuous wide view holds the action, with visible dust, scratches and softened detail in the projected film capture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004150

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1953 rural home movie supports documentary or museum requests for a short, complete gesture of manual hay handling in an American field.
Period detail: The dark cap, light long-sleeved shirt, high-waisted trousers and distant wheeled implements fit the provisional circa 1953 setting without fixing an exact date.
Home-movie behavior: The man concentrates on the hay with his gaze lowered, giving the camera a brief observation of ordinary physical work.
What appears in frame: A man in pale work clothes stands beside loose hay, with dry grass, wheeled implements, a low horizon and broad clouds behind him.
Film character: Muted color, soft detail, grain, scattered dark specks and vertical scratches remain visible in the capture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Use the complete bend-and-lift action as a work insert between broader farm views or machinery sequences.
Historical context: The frame places hand gathering alongside parked agricultural implements, showing physical labor within a rural working landscape.
Research note: An adult and an agricultural setting are visible; copyright permission does not establish likeness or property permissions, and facial detail is limited.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1953 farm home movies, manual hay gathering, rural American labor and small-gauge agricultural footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's tractor-powered hay lift or climbing onto a tractor, then provisionally matched South Dakota footage from circa 1953, followed by other manual harvest scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a man steps beside loose hay in an open field beneath a broad, clouded sky. — The man approaches loose hay with his gaze lowered.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a man pauses beside a hay pile before bending, with agricultural implements across the field. — He looks down toward the hay before reaching for it.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a man bends deeply to gather loose hay, his full figure framed against open grassland. — Bent forward, the man reaches into the loose hay.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a man rises with a small bundle of hay while wheeled implements remain visible behind him. — He straightens while lifting a small bundle from the pile.
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