Montana USA-1939: Two People Ride On Horseback Through Cattle Pasture

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

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Two People Ride On Horseback Through Cattle Pasture — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 shows a rural ranch scene with a herd of brown and white cattle grazing in a dry, open pasture. Two people ride horses through the herd, herding the cattle across the expansive landscape under an overcast sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera movement, capturing authentic mid-20th century ranch life. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into American agricultural history, with the riders guiding the cattle through the dusty field.

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: 121488778

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: This clip supports archival requests for 1930s Montana ranching, cattle herding, and rural American agricultural life for documentary, educational, or editorial use.
Period detail: The frames show open pasture, horseback riders, and brown-and-white cattle in a rural setting consistent with the supplied 1939 Montana home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera observes riders moving among cattle from a home-movie distance, preserving an unstaged view of ranch work rather than a posed scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include grazing cattle, two horseback riders, dry pasture, distant low hills, leafless brush, open sky, and soft horizon lines.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, establishing insert, rural memory beat, or transition within a sequence about ranching, livestock, or western landscapes.
Historical context: The clip visually situates cattle herding within an expansive western pasture landscape without documenting a specific ranch, family, or named event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, music, or clearly identifiable private property are apparent from the provided frames.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1930s Montana cattle ranch footage, 8mm ranch home movie, horseback cattle herding, and rural western pasture film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1939 Montana material, and then with broader cattle ranching, horseback riding, or rural agriculture clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana ranch footage shows brown-and-white cattle grazing across a dry open pasture with distant hills under a pale sky. — Cattle grazing in open pasture.

Distant cattle and horseback riders move across a Montana pasture in a soft, blurred 8mm frame from the supplied 1939 footage. — Distant riders among cattle.

Brown-and-white cattle cluster near horseback riders in a dry Montana pasture, with brush and a broad horizon visible behind them. — Riders moving through the herd.

Two riders on horseback guide cattle through an open Montana pasture in 1939 home-movie footage, with low hills and brush in the background. — Horseback riders herding cattle.

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