United States-1957: Man Peeling Back Corn Husks Beside a Field

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

rural life
garden work
harvest
food preparation
manual work
everyday routines
home movie observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt · Approximately eye level, shifting slightly downward toward the hands
Setting: outdoor · Rural cultivated plot beside a cornfield, with trees beyond
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer or early autumn · Dry conditions with sunlight
Lighting: Natural sunlight with strong shade beneath the cap and trees
People: 1 · One adult man wearing a gray-green peaked cap, white long-sleeved shirt, light trousers and dark belt, handling an ear of corn.
Objects: ear of corn · green corn husks · corn plants · low garden vegetation · thin garden stakes · peaked cap · dark belt · trees · distant pole
Colors: green · off-white · gray-green · tan · pale yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man faces the camera with harvested corn held near his waist.
He lowers his head and looks at the ear in his hands.
He pulls back green husks, exposing the pale yellow cob.
He continues working the husks with both hands as the framing shifts downward.

Man Peeling Back Corn Husks Beside a Field — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1957 home movie footage shows a man standing beside cultivated rows with an ear of corn in his hands. He briefly faces the camera, then lowers his head and pulls back the long green husks, exposing pale yellow kernels. He wears a gray-green peaked cap, a white long-sleeved shirt and light trousers with a dark belt. A continuous handheld medium shot follows his hand movements against a background of crops and trees.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004493

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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: 1957 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: 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 1957 rural American scene supports documentary and museum requests for everyday garden work and corn preparation.
Period detail: The peaked cap, plain white long-sleeved shirt and belted light trousers fit the section's circa 1957 estimate but do not establish a precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The man briefly acknowledges the camera before returning his attention to peeling the husks.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a man in a peaked cap, a white shirt, an ear of corn, loose green husks, cultivated rows, low vegetation and distant trees.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, visible grain, muted greens and warm highlights give the continuous handheld shot its archival texture.
Edit role: Use it as a short work-process insert or rural-life cutaway, with the opening glance providing a human introduction.
Historical context: The scene places hand preparation of harvested corn directly beside cultivated crops, showing an ordinary rural task without identifying an occupation.
Research note: A visible adult face and cultivated private land raise likeness and property considerations; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable releases.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1957 American rural home movies, a man husking corn and everyday garden produce handling.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's children displaying produce and blueberry picking, then United States footage around circa 1957, followed by other hand-harvest and food-preparation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1957, a man in a peaked cap looks toward the camera with cultivated corn rows and trees behind him. — The man briefly faces the camera before returning to the produce in his hands.
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A man examines an ear of corn beside cultivated rows in the United States, circa 1957, with his face shaded by a peaked cap. — He lowers his gaze and begins working the green husks with both hands.
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In a United States rural scene, circa 1957, a man pulls corn husks back while standing in light trousers and a white shirt. — Pale yellow corn is visible between his hands and the folded green husks.
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A man concentrates on husking corn in the United States, circa 1957, with long leaves hanging below his hands and crops behind him. — He continues peeling the ear as the shot holds on his upper body and hands.
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