South Dakota-1953: Man Climbs Onto a Yellow Tractor and Reaches the Controls

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 · South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Rural life
Agricultural machinery
Everyday work
Manual movement
Farm routines
Personal documentation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt · Slightly low side view
Setting: outdoor · Open rural grassland with a flat horizon
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Clear sky
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep shadows beneath the machinery and hat
People: 1 · One adult man wearing a gray-green brimmed hat, light long-sleeved work shirt and light trousers, climbing onto the tractor.
Vehicles: Yellow open tractor with large black rear tires and reddish wheel centers
Objects: Steering wheel · Operator platform · Tractor hood · Vertical capped pipe · Round headlamp · Exposed mechanical linkages · Brimmed hat
Colors: yellow · blue · black · tan · muted red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man leans forward beside the large rear tire and grips near the controls.
He begins lifting his body onto the operator platform.
He rises above the hood beside the steering wheel.
He brings a leg across while leaning over the controls.

Man Climbs Onto a Yellow Tractor and Reaches the Controls — Clip Details

Probably South Dakota, circa 1953 home movie footage shows a man in a brimmed hat climbing onto a yellow tractor in open grassland. He leans forward beside the large rear tire, raises himself onto the operator platform and reaches toward the steering wheel and controls. A single close, slightly low handheld view follows his movement, with the machinery filling most of the frame beneath a clear blue sky.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004152

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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 color home movie supplies a concise tractor-boarding action for documentaries and exhibits about rural American work.
Period detail: The open operator station, large steering wheel, exposed linkages and man's brimmed hat and work clothes support the circa 1953 working estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The man concentrates on climbing aboard while the camera stays close, preserving an ordinary physical action without an evident pose.
What appears in frame: A yellow hood, large black rear tire, reddish wheel center, steering wheel, brimmed hat and flat grassy horizon dominate the view.
Film character: Grain, soft projected detail, saturated yellow and blue, deep shadows and scattered film marks give the shot its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the climb as an action insert between a farm establishing view and a wider sequence of machinery at work.
Historical context: The exposed operator position and use of the steering area as a handhold show the physical process of boarding this older farm machine.
Research note: One adult and farm machinery are visible; no brand is readable, and copyright permission is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1953 color farm home movies, a man mounting a yellow tractor and rural machinery in likely South Dakota.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Gathering loose hay and Tractor-powered hay lift from this reel, then likely South Dakota material around circa 1953, followed by other farm-work actions.

Still Frames From This Clip

Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a hat-wearing man leans toward a yellow tractor's controls, with a large black rear tire filling the foreground. — The man leans into the operator area beside the tractor's rear wheel.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: the man pulls himself toward the tractor platform, his hat partly framed by the tall steering wheel. — He raises himself toward the operator platform with his hands near the controls.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: a man in light work clothes rises above the yellow tractor hood and looks down beside the steering wheel. — His upper body rises above the hood as he climbs aboard.
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Probably South Dakota, circa 1953: the man brings a leg across the yellow tractor's operator area while holding near the steering wheel. — He brings a leg across while leaning forward over the controls.
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