Montana-1939: Man Riding Horse Scaring Cattle On Farm

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

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Man Riding Horse Scaring Cattle On Farm — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: A man rides a horse across a vast, open field, actively scaring a herd of cattle. The grainy black-and-white 8mm footage captures the rustic farm life of the late 1930s, with the rider in period attire guiding the horse through the rugged terrain. The cattle scatter across the pasture, some running while others gather near a wooden fence line. The handheld camera movement adds to the raw, authentic feel of this vintage home movie, showcasing rural Americana and the daily work on a Montana ranch.

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: 127547005

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: 1930s Montana ranch footage suited for documentary or educational sequences on rural work, livestock handling, and home-movie views of Western farm life.
Period detail: The open range, horseback rider, cattle pens, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s ranch practice and clothing without clearly identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a moving or handheld position, giving the scene the informal feel of a family visitor recording ranch activity as it happens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rider on horseback, open pasture, scattered brush, cattle gathered near fence rails, low hills, and heavy frame-edge vignetting.
Film character: The clip has grainy black-and-white 8mm contrast, soft focus, exposure flicker, and handheld drift that read as authentic home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rural transition, livestock cutaway, or memory beat in a sequence about Western ranching or family farm work.
Historical context: The footage places horseback cattle handling in a broad rural landscape, showing everyday ranch labor through a private home-movie viewpoint.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, livestock, and property context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1930s Montana ranch home movie, 8mm cattle herding, horseback rider in pasture, and vintage Western farm footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel ranch scenes, then other 1939 Montana material, then broader 1930s rural livestock and horseback farm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft black-and-white 8mm view of an open Montana field with low hills and heavy frame-edge vignetting. — Open pasture and low hills appear in a blurred moving view.

Distant horseback rider crosses an open Montana pasture in grainy black-and-white 8mm footage. — A rider on horseback moves across the open ranch landscape.

Handheld black-and-white view of brushy pasture, with motion blur and the edge of the film frame visible. — The camera passes across brush and rough pasture ground.

Cattle cluster near low wooden fence rails in a Montana ranch pasture, seen in grainy 1930s home-movie footage. — Cattle stand and cluster near fence rails in the pasture.

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