Montana USA-1939: Men Riding Horses Herding Cows Across Ranch

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

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Men Riding Horses Herding Cows Across Ranch — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 shows two cowboys on horseback herding cattle across a rural ranch. The grainy black-and-white film captures men in wide-brimmed hats and period clothing riding horses through a dusty field bordered by wooden fences. One cowboy leads while the other stands nearby, holding reins, as a herd of cows moves in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with natural lighting, soft focus, and authentic 1930s Americana atmosphere. This archival clip offers authentic historical footage of ranch life and cattle management.

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: 121488501

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

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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 Montana ranch-life requests needing authentic home-movie footage of mounted men, cattle handling, and rural work scenes.
Period detail: The wide-brimmed hats, work clothing, horses, fences, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s ranch setting as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie perspective, lingering on men with horses and a cattle herd rather than presenting a formal demonstration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders, a standing man with reins or a lead, horses, cattle, open pasture, bare trees, low hills, and fence lines.
Film character: The clip carries a soft, grainy 8mm texture with uneven exposure, slight handheld framing, and contact-print edge shadows that reinforce its archival origin.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for ranch work, cattle movement, rural Montana, or prewar American West sequences.
Historical context: The frames show everyday cattle handling on open ranch land, offering visual context for rural labor and animal movement without identifying a specific ranch or family.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, while copyright and source permissions remain separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Montana 8mm ranch footage, cowboys on horseback, cattle herding home movie, rural American West, and vintage ranch work.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Montana 1939 rural footage, then broader 1930s ranching, horses, cattle, and home-movie Americana themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana ranch footage shows a man on horseback near another man standing with a lead or reins in an open field. — A mounted rider pauses beside a standing man during ranch work.

A mounted rider and a standing man in work clothes appear on a Montana ranch, with fencing and bare trees behind them. — Two men pause with a horse near a ranch fence line.

A rider on horseback stands near a man holding a lead or reins in black-and-white 1939 Montana ranch footage. — A standing man holds a lead near a saddled horse and rider.

A cattle herd crosses open ranch land in Montana, seen in soft black-and-white 8mm footage with trees and low hills beyond. — Cattle move across open pasture near the end of the clip.

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