United States-1958: Yellow Motor Grader Leveling Exposed Earth Below a Parked Car

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

earthmoving
construction work
mechanization
equipment operation
land alteration
everyday work

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Slightly elevated oblique side view
Setting: outdoor · Exposed earth worksite beneath an excavated bank with trees behind
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with a shaded tree background
People: 1 · One operator in a light-colored top is visible inside the grader cab; facial details are indistinct.
Vehicles: Yellow six-wheel motor grader · Partially visible blue car
Objects: Angled grading blade · Grader cab · Large rubber tires · Excavated earth bank · Worked soil · Tire tracks · Trees
Colors: yellow · brown · tan · dark green · blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A yellow motor grader appears broadside below an excavated bank.
The operator remains visible as the angled blade works against the soil.
The grading pass continues beneath the partly visible parked car.

Yellow Motor Grader Leveling Exposed Earth Below a... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958 home movie footage shows a yellow motor grader working across exposed earth beneath a steep excavated bank. Its angled blade sits against the dark soil, with the operator visible inside the cab. A partially visible blue car stands above the slope, backed by trees. One continuous elevated wide view keeps the complete machine in frame, with slight camera movement and soft, grainy color.

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: 800004683

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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: 1958 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 1958 American home movie serves documentary or museum briefs seeking a complete side view of a motor grader working exposed soil.
Period detail: The rounded blue car and yellow grader with a long exposed frame and tandem rear wheels support a mid-century setting without fixing a model year.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows an ordinary work activity from an elevated vantage point while the operator remains occupied inside the cab.
What appears in frame: A yellow grader, angled blade, cab operator, dark worked soil, pale excavated bank, partial blue car and tree line occupy the view.
Film character: Soft grainy color, muted earth tones, uneven exposure and slight framing shifts retain the texture of the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use this short continuous view as a machinery cutaway or work-sequence insert with the entire grader readable in one composition.
Historical context: The picture records mechanized ground preparation, with a parked car above the bank placing the equipment within an everyday working landscape.
Research note: No readable brand marks or identifiable faces are visible; footage copyright remains separate from any likeness or property permissions for the operator, vehicles and site.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1958 American construction home movies, yellow motor graders, soil leveling and small-gauge earthmoving footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's red earthmoving scraper and house roofing work, then other circa 1958 United States work scenes and broader grading footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1958, a yellow motor grader works below a pale earth bank, with a blue car partly visible above. — The complete grader is visible broadside beneath the excavated bank.
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A cab operator guides a yellow grader over worked soil in the United States, circa 1958, beneath a wooded excavation bank. — The angled blade meets the soil as the grader continues its pass.
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An elevated view shows the long frame and grading blade of a yellow motor grader in the United States, circa 1958. — The machine's long frame and low blade stand out against the exposed ground.
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The grader continues its soil-leveling pass below a parked blue car in a United States home movie from circa 1958. — The grader remains fully in view near the end of the continuous shot.
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