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Montana USA-1939: Rancher On Horseback Herding Cattle Across The Plains

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationMontana, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Montana
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Rancher On Horseback Herding Cattle Across The Plains — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Montana USA in 1939 shows a cowboy or rancher on horseback herding a mixed-color cattle herd across a vast, open plain. The rider, wearing a dark hat and light-colored shirt, guides his dark horse through the herd, with cows and calves moving across the dry, grassy landscape under an overcast sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural motion blur, capturing authentic mid-20th century ranch life. The footage is framed with dark borders, typical of home movie projectors.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
121488796

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Montana, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • cowboy
  • rancher
  • cattle
  • herd
  • gather
  • plains
  • herding
  • chasing
  • great
  • american
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • montana USA
  • 1939
  • 1939 Montana USA
  • cowboy herding cattle
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1930s ranch life
  • horseback riding
  • cattle ranch
  • American West
  • archival footage
  • old film
  • rural America
  • cowboy on horse
  • cattle herd
  • plains landscape
  • vintage film
  • historical footage
  • 1930s Americana
  • rural work
  • classic film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
This clip supports documentary or educational requests for 1930s Montana ranch work, cattle herding, and rural Western labor shown through authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail
The rider on horseback, open rangeland, mixed cattle herd, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show late-1930s ranching practice in Montana as supported by the clip metadata.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1939 Montana home-movie footage, a rider in a dark hat sits on a dark horse while cattle move across dry open grassland.
Mounted rancher among cattle on open range.

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