Ireland-1969: Man Standing In River Watching Cows On Hillside

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIreland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Ireland

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Man Standing In River Watching Cows On Hillside — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored coat stands waist-deep in a calm river in Ireland, 1969, watching two cows graze on a grassy hillside. Bright yellow gorse bushes line the riverbank, contrasting with the green field and the purple-tinged water. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet rural moment with natural film grain and color fading typical of vintage home movies. The scene evokes a sense of peaceful countryside life and nostalgia.

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: 124343595

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: 1969 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: Ireland 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s Irish rural home-movie footage, especially quiet countryside cutaways involving a person by water and grazing cattle.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, faded palette, and rural clothing may show late-1960s amateur filming in Ireland.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged stillness of a person standing in the river while watching cattle on the opposite bank.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a light-coated figure in shallow water, a calm river, yellow gorse, grassy banks, cattle, brush, and distant field edges.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, gate borders, slight softness, color fading, and handheld home-movie framing that give it archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural memory beat, pastoral insert, transition, or cutaway in a sequence about Irish countryside life.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for small-scale rural leisure or observation, with livestock, riverbank vegetation, and open fields in view.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location or property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Ireland 8mm river scene, man watching cows, Irish rural home movie, gorse riverbank, and vintage cattle hillside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ireland 1969 rural scenes, then broader pastoral home-movie material with rivers or cattle.

Still Frames From This Clip

Ireland, 1969: a light-coated person stands in shallow river water facing a grassy bank with yellow gorse and two grazing cows. — A person stands in the river looking toward cows on the hillside.

Ireland, 1969: the figure remains in the river near yellow gorse, with grazing cows visible on the green slope behind. — The river figure faces the bank while cattle graze beyond the gorse.

Ireland, 1969: a light-coated person stands in the river beside a brushy bank, with yellow gorse and pasture rising behind. — The figure stands closer to the bank among gorse and brush.

Ireland, 1969: the person stands waist-deep near reeds and gorse, with a grassy hillside and brush beyond the riverbank. — A quiet riverbank view shows the figure standing near reeds and gorse.

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