Montana USA-1939: Cowboys On Horseback Herding Cattle Across Open Plain

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

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Cowboys On Horseback Herding Cattle Across Open Plain — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 shows cowboys on horseback herding cattle across a dusty, open plain. The grainy black-and-white film captures the rugged landscape and the movement of riders guiding a small herd of cows through sparse brush under an overcast sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with visible grain, edge distortion, and natural motion, offering authentic archival material of rural American life and ranching activities during the late 1930s.

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: 121488142

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 documentary or educational edits needing late-1930s Montana ranching footage with horseback cattle herding on an open plain.
Period detail: The riders on horseback, small cattle group, sparse brush, and black-and-white 8mm home-movie look support the supplied 1939 rural Montana context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observer's home-movie perspective, watching riders and cattle move at a distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted cowboys, cattle, dusty open ground, low brush, distant horizon, bare trees, and dark frame-edge gate marks.
Film character: The footage carries a soft black-and-white 8mm texture with visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that suits archival use.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a ranching insert, rural-life transition, historical cutaway, or brief memory beat within a Western or agricultural sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows cattle handling on open rangeland, offering visual context for everyday ranch work without making claims beyond the visible action.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and property rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1939 Montana ranching home movie, 8mm cowboys herding cattle, horseback cattle drive, and rural American plain footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Montana 1939 material, then broader ranching, cattle, horseback, and rural labor clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the supplied 1939 Montana context, distant riders on horseback herd cattle across sparse open ground. — Mounted riders move cattle across a low, brushy plain.

Mounted figures and cattle appear across a Montana plain, with the action seen from a distant home-movie viewpoint. — Riders and cattle spread out across the open range.

A cowboy on horseback rides near several cattle on open Montana rangeland, with bare brush and trees at the edge of frame. — A rider works beside cattle near brush and bare trees.

A distant rider on horseback moves past cattle near brush, continuing the supplied 1939 Montana ranching scene. — A rider passes cattle near the edge of the brush.

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