Montana USA-1939: Cowboys On Horseback Herding Cattle Across The Prairie

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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 The Prairie — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 showing cowboys on horseback herding a mixed herd of brown and white cattle across a vast, dry prairie. Two riders in period attire guide the cattle through the open landscape under an overcast sky, with sparse trees dotting the horizon. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural motion, capturing authentic ranch life and rural Americana from the late 1930s.

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: 121488789

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: Supports requests for late-1930s Montana ranch life, cattle herding, horseback cowboys, and rural American work scenes for documentary or educational use.
Period detail: The riders' clothing, saddle work, open range setting, and 8mm color home-movie format are consistent with the supplied 1939 Montana metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie perspective, watching riders guide cattle across open ground without staged poses or formal camera blocking.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horseback riders, brown and white cattle, dry prairie grass, sparse shrubs, a low horizon, overcast sky, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, warm color fading, grain, gate weave, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rural transition, ranching cutaway, or memory beat for Western livestock work.
Historical context: The scene shows ranch labor and livestock movement on open Montana prairie, with people and animals occupying a broad rural landscape.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1930s Montana cattle herding, 8mm cowboy home movie, horseback ranch work, prairie livestock footage, and rural Americana.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with Montana 1939 ranch footage, then with broader cattle, horseback, and rural work material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Montana footage, two horseback riders move among brown and white cattle on dry open prairie. — Horseback riders guide cattle through an open ranch landscape.

Horseback riders work around a mixed cattle herd on open Montana prairie, supported by the clip metadata. — Riders keep the cattle moving across the prairie.

A foreground cow crosses in front of two horseback riders during a 1939 Montana cattle-herding scene. — A cow moves through the foreground as riders follow the herd.

A horseback rider follows a wider cattle herd across the Montana prairie in archival 8mm home-movie footage. — A rider trails the herd as cattle stretch across the open range.

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