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Montana-1939: Lonely Girl Cries as Cowboys Herd Cattle in Rural Field

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationMontana, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Montana
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Lonely Girl Cries as Cowboys Herd Cattle in Rural Field — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: A young girl in a dark dress stands alone in a desolate field, her face turned away as she weeps under a bleak sky. The grainy 8mm film captures her sorrowful figure in black and white, with a faint hand reaching toward her from the foreground. The scene shifts to a wide shot of cowboys on horseback herding cattle across the open plains, their silhouettes moving through the dusty landscape. This vintage home movie footage evokes a sense of isolation and nostalgia, with natural lighting and authentic 1930s Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & whiteNight
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127546938

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s Montana rural-life requests needing brief 8mm home-movie views of cattle, riders, and open field work for documentary or museum sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

A cow crosses a rough Montana field in black-and-white 1939 8mm home-movie footage, with dark frame edges visible.
A single cow moves across uneven pasture ground.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveMontana-1939: Man Rides Horse Past Cow on Muddy FarmNext in archive →Montana-1939: Ranchers Herding Cattle Across Open Pasture On Horseback
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