South Dakota-1953: White-Faced Cattle Looking Toward the Camera in a Wooden Corral

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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

livestock
agriculture
rural life
animal observation
farm enclosures
home movie recording

Shot type: mixed
Camera: pan · handheld · Approximately at the animals' head height, facing the group
Setting: outdoor · Wooden livestock corral beside a farm building
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded areas beneath the animals and along their bodies
People: 0 · No people visible.
Animals: White-faced brown cattle
Objects: wooden corral fence · upright fence boards · horizontal fence rail · farm building · dry grass · weed stalks
Colors: cream · brown · gray · muted blue-green · straw yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A white-faced animal fills the foreground, with other cattle behind it.
Several pale faces look toward the lens above dry stalks.
The wider framing reveals brown bodies, wooden fencing and a farm building.
The view settles on the group beside weathered upright fence boards.

White-Faced Cattle Looking Toward the Camera in a Wooden... — Clip Details

Probably South Dakota, circa 1953 home movie footage shows white-faced brown cattle standing close together in a wooden corral. The shot begins tightly on pale, curly-haired faces and pink noses, with dry stalks crossing the foreground. The framing moves left and widens to reveal more of the group, weathered fence boards and a farm building as the animals continue looking toward the camera.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004155

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People 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 livestock portrait supports documentary and museum requests for close views of cattle in a rural American farm setting.
Period detail: Weathered timber fencing and simple farm siding provide rural material detail, though neither independently establishes a narrow date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on the animals as they face the lens, giving the shot the informal attention of a personal farm visit.
What appears in frame: The shot contains pale curly-haired faces, pink muzzles, brown bodies, white chest markings, dry stalks, wooden boards and a farm building.
Film character: Soft detail, muted color, grain and uneven brightness accompany small framing shifts in this capture of projected film.
Edit role: Use the close animal faces as a livestock insert or a quiet pause between wider farm-work scenes.
Historical context: The animals and timber enclosure show the immediate surroundings of livestock keeping, while the frames reveal no specific farm identity or activity beyond standing together.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; the corral and building appear to be private property, and footage copyright is separate from any applicable property permissions.
Research search match: This clip answers searches for white-faced cattle in a wooden corral, circa 1953 rural home movies and small-gauge livestock footage, probably from South Dakota.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with Herd crossing grassland, Livestock sales yards or Gathering loose hay from this reel, then with provisionally South Dakota material from circa 1953 and other farm-animal portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close cattle portrait, probably South Dakota, circa 1953, with a pale curly-haired face, pink muzzle and other animals behind. — A pale face and pink muzzle dominate the close view of the group.
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White-faced cattle watch the lens in a farm corral, probably South Dakota, circa 1953, with the nearest animal filling the right side. — Several cattle face the lens behind the nearest animal.
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A wider view of brown and white cattle beside wooden fencing and farm siding, probably South Dakota, circa 1953. — The wider framing reveals brown bodies, white markings and the farm enclosure.
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Cattle beside a weathered timber corral, probably South Dakota, circa 1953, with a close pale head at left and more animals across the pen. — The group remains attentive beside weathered corral boards.
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