South Dakota-1956: Hunter Retrieves a Bird From a Grassy Waterside Bank

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

This circa 1956 hunting sequence supports documentary and museum requests for everyday outdoor recreation and game retrieval in the United States.

Period detail

The man's cap, blue work shirt, dark bib overalls and boots provide visible clothing detail consistent with the circa 1956 section estimate.

Home-movie behavior

The camera records the hunter concentrating on reaching down the bank, then lifting his bird and turning back uphill.

What appears in frame

A lone hunter, long gun, retrieved bird, dark overalls, dry grass, tall stalks and rippling water fill the view.

Film character

Soft detail, grain, strong blue coloration and bright highlights give the projected small-gauge capture a pronounced home movie texture.

Edit role

The complete reach-and-lift action works as a short hunting insert with a visible payoff before a cut back to the party.

Historical context

The likely South Dakota setting places this outing within a documented prairie pheasant-hunting tradition, although the retrieved bird's species is indistinct here.

Research note

One adult appears with limited facial detail; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness rights, and no readable branding or identifiable property appears.

Research search match

Useful for searches for circa 1956 hunting home movies, a hunter retrieving a game bird, and likely South Dakota waterside footage.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with the same reel's hunter displaying pheasants and hunting intertitle, then likely South Dakota footage circa 1956, followed by other game-retrieval scenes.