Montana USA-1939: Cows and Horseback Riders Crossing Water

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Montana

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Cows and Horseback Riders Crossing Water — Clip Details

Black-and-white vintage 8mm film footage from Montana USA in 1939 shows two cows in a rural field, one walking past a small water puddle. The scene shifts to a person on horseback leading a small herd of horses across the same waterway. The grainy, low-resolution image captures the authentic look of a 1930s home movie with visible film grain and edge borders. The open landscape and pastoral activity evoke a sense of rural Americana and historical nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121487976

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Montana, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s rural Montana or American West sequences needing authentic home-movie footage of cattle, horses, and ranch activity in open country.
Period detail: The footage may show 1939 ranch or farm life, with horseback riders moving horses through shallow water and cattle grazing near an undeveloped rural field.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld framing and distant view suggest an unstaged family or local observer recording everyday livestock movement rather than a formal news or promotional scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include cows, horseback riders, several horses, shallow water, grassy banks, open hills, film edge borders, and soft black-and-white exposure.
Film character: The clip has a grainy 8mm look with soft focus, visible gate edges, mild exposure variation, and handheld motion that supports its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, rural transition, memory beat, or atmospheric insert for ranching, livestock, or American West material.
Historical context: The scene visually places people, horses, and cattle within a sparsely developed rural landscape, reflecting everyday livestock handling without identifying a specific ranch.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from any likeness concerns, though no logos or private interiors are visible.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1930s Montana ranch footage, vintage 8mm cattle and horses, rural American West home movie, and horseback riders crossing water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with other Montana 1939 footage, and then with broader rural ranching, livestock, horseback, or Depression-era Americana themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Black-and-white 1939 Montana 8mm frame showing two cows near shallow water in an open rural landscape. — Two cows move near a small waterway in an open field.

Black-and-white 1939 Montana frame of a rider on horseback moving behind horses across a shallow waterway. — A rider on horseback follows horses through shallow water.

Distant 1939 Montana 8mm frame showing a horseback rider guiding horses across shallow water in open terrain. — A rider guides horses across a water channel in the distance.

Soft, blurred 1939 Montana 8mm frame with a rider and horses near shallow water and a grassy bank. — Motion blur softens the view of horses and a rider by the water.

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