Montana USA-1939: Two Men Riding Horses in a Farmyard with a Cow Crossing

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

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Two Men Riding Horses in a Farmyard with a Cow Crossing — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 showing a man in a hat and period clothing riding a horse through a muddy farmyard. A black and white calf crosses the foreground while other cattle graze in wooden pens. The grainy black and white film captures rural farm life with natural lighting and authentic movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American agriculture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121488035

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1939 Montana farmyard footage for productions needing rural American agriculture, horseback handling, and livestock movement from prewar home movies.
Period detail: The rider's brimmed hat, practical clothing, wooden pens, muddy yard, and black-and-white 8mm texture support a late-1930s rural farm setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a close, informal view as the rider approaches and a calf crosses, giving the scene the unposed timing of family-shot farm activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mounted man, a second rider in the yard, a black-and-white calf, fenced cattle pens, muddy ground, straw or hay, and open pasture.
Film character: The clip has grainy black-and-white 8mm contrast, soft focus, slight handheld framing, and contact-print edge shadows that reinforce its home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief rural-life insert, livestock cutaway, horseback transition, or memory beat within a 1930s American farm sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows everyday farm work and animal movement in an open Montana yard, emphasizing practical rural life without staging or narration.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no brands are visible, and copyright, property, and privacy clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Montana 8mm farm footage, men riding horses in farmyard, calf crossing muddy yard, and rural livestock home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel farm scenes, then other Montana 1939 footage, then broader 1930s rural agriculture, horses, and cattle material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana farmyard view with two men on horseback, cattle pens, muddy ground, and a calf crossing close to the camera. — Mounted men move through a muddy farmyard while a calf crosses in front.

Black-and-white 8mm frame from Montana showing a calf in the foreground, a man on horseback, wooden pens, and cattle behind. — A calf passes across the foreground as a rider approaches behind the pens.

A man in period farm clothing rides a horse near wooden fencing in the Montana farmyard, with pasture and brush beyond. — The rider passes close to the camera beside the farmyard fence.

Close 1939 Montana home-movie frame of a man on horseback near wooden pens, muddy ground, and open farm fields. — A mounted man faces the camera while riding near the fenced pens.

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