Montana USA-1939: Farmer on Horseback with Cattle Herd

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

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Farmer on Horseback with Cattle Herd — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 showing a herd of brown and white cattle grazing in a vast, open field under an overcast sky. A farmer on horseback appears in the distance, herding the cattle across the dry, grassy landscape. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, capturing authentic rural life and agricultural work from the late 1930s. The wide, static shot emphasizes the expansive countryside and the quiet rhythm of farm life.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121488760

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 ranching sequences needing authentic home-movie views of cattle grazing and a distant rider at work.
Period detail: The open range, cattle herd, horseback rider, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a late-1930s agricultural setting in Montana as described by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a fixed, distant position, giving the scene the feel of a family or traveler recording everyday ranch activity rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include brown and white cattle, dry grassland, a distant rider on horseback, low hills, overcast sky, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, dust, and slight exposure variation give the brief 8mm shot a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short establishing insert, rural-life cutaway, ranching transition, or quiet memory beat in a Montana or agricultural history sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents cattle grazing and horseback herding in a wide rural landscape, offering context for prewar American ranch and farm routines without identifying the property.
Research note: A distant person is visible on horseback, so likeness review may be prudent even though no faces, logos, brands, or private interiors are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1939 Montana 8mm cattle ranch footage, Depression-era farm life, horseback herding, grazing cows, or vintage American rural landscape.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Montana 1939 material, then related ranching, cattle, horseback work, and rural landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana 8mm frame showing cattle scattered across dry grassland, with soft focus, visible grain, and dark film gate edges. — Cattle graze across an open Montana field in a wide home-movie view.

1939 Montana ranching footage frame with cattle spread across a wide field, distant hills, muted color, and visible 8mm scan borders. — The herd spreads across the field, with distant hills beyond the grazing cattle.

Wide 1939 Montana home-movie frame with grazing cattle and a distant rider on horseback against low hills and an overcast sky. — A distant rider on horseback appears near the herd in the open ranch landscape.

1939 Montana 8mm frame showing cattle, a distant horseback rider, open grassland, low hills, and soft faded home-movie color. — The rider remains distant while cattle continue grazing across the field.

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