Montana-1939: Ranchers Herding Cattle Across Open Pasture On Horseback

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Montana

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Ranchers Herding Cattle Across Open Pasture On Horseback — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: Ranchers on horseback herd a mixed herd of cattle across a vast, open pasture under an overcast sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the rugged, rural lifestyle of the American West with authentic grain, slight flicker, and natural movement. Riders guide the cattle through the rolling terrain, showcasing a traditional ranching practice. The black-and-white imagery evokes a sense of historical authenticity and nostalgia, offering a glimpse into mid-20th century agricultural life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127546945

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: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1930s Montana ranching, cattle herding, or rural Western labor seen in real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The riders on horseback, open grazing land, and black-and-white 8mm look support a late-1930s rural ranching setting, with Montana and 1939 taken from supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance as riders and cattle move naturally across the pasture, giving the clip an unstaged family-film view of ranch work.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horseback riders, scattered cattle, rough open pasture, low brush, rolling ground, overcast sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, mild flicker, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that add useful physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rural transition, Western agriculture cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about ranch life.
Historical context: The clip shows ranchers managing cattle on open land, offering visual context for everyday agricultural labor and animal movement in the American West.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, brands, audible music, or clear private property indicators are visible in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Montana ranch footage, 8mm cattle herding, vintage Western pasture scenes, horseback ranchers, and rural home-movie agriculture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1939 Montana ranch scenes, and then broader cattle, horseback, pasture, or Western labor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana ranchers on horseback appear to guide cattle across a rough open pasture under a pale sky. — Horseback riders and cattle spread across open ranch land.

Riders in 1939 Montana continue moving behind cattle across a sloping pasture bordered by low brush. — Ranchers ride behind cattle on a gently sloped pasture.

A mixed group of cattle moves through open Montana pasture as a horseback rider appears along the left side of the frame. — Cattle move across the field with a rider keeping pace nearby.

Near the end of the clip, cattle and a rider cross rough Montana ranch land with brush and low hills beyond. — Cattle continue across rough pasture as a rider follows.

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