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Montana-1939: A Herd of Cows Grazing in a Grassy Field

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationMontana, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Montana
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A Herd of Cows Grazing in a Grassy Field — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a large herd of black and white cows in a grassy field in Montana. The cattle, many with distinctive white faces, stand closely together, some looking directly at the camera, creating a sense of rural life and pastoral abundance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, with a wide shot showing the herd spread across the open landscape under an overcast sky. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century American agriculture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127547119

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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

  • land
  • cow
  • grass
  • eat
  • animals
  • crowded
  • cows
  • eating
  • wildlife
  • montana
  • 1939
  • 1939 Montana cattle herd
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • black and white cows
  • rural farming footage
  • archival 1930s film
  • American agriculture
  • vintage livestock
  • old farm footage
  • 1930s home movie
  • pastoral scene
  • cow herd
  • black and white film
  • grainy vintage footage
  • historical farm life
  • classic 8mm
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic farm scene
  • old film stock
  • rural America

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s rural Montana agriculture requests needing authentic 8mm home-movie cattle footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana 8mm frame showing white-faced cattle close to the camera in an open grassy field.
Cattle gather near the camera in an open Montana field.

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