Montana-1939: Cowboy On Horse Wrangling Cattle Across Open Prairie

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

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Cowboy On Horse Wrangling Cattle Across Open Prairie — Clip Details

A cowboy on horseback herds a large cattle herd across an expansive Montana prairie in this 1939 8mm home movie. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the footage captures the rider in period attire guiding his horse through the open range, with cows scattered across the dry, grassy landscape. The scene unfolds under a pale sky, with distant hills and a small water patch visible, conveying the ruggedness of rural life. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera movement evoke authentic mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127547705

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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: Supports 1930s rural America requests needing real home-movie cattle wrangling, open-range ranch work, or Montana prairie atmosphere for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The rider's brimmed hat, horseback cattle handling, open prairie setting, and faded 8mm color may show late-1930s ranch life as described by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, following a rider and cattle from a distance as everyday ranch work unfolds across open ground.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a mounted cowboy, scattered cattle, dry prairie grass, low shrubs, distant hills, pale sky, and a small water patch.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that give the footage clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, rural transition, ranch-life cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about western work and open land.
Historical context: The footage visually places cattle work in a broad western landscape, emphasizing animal movement, horseback labor, and rural distance without making broader claims.
Research note: A rider is visible but not identifiable in detail, so copyright, likeness, and any location or property questions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Montana 8mm cattle drive, cowboy wrangling cattle, western ranch home movie, and open prairie horseback footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Montana 1939 rural footage, and then with broader cowboy, cattle, ranching, or western landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A mounted cowboy rides past cattle across open Montana prairie in 1939 home-movie footage. — Mounted rider moves through a cattle herd on open prairie.

The rider crosses dry Montana range while cattle spread across the background near low shrubs. — Rider guides a horse across the range with cattle behind.

A cowboy rides across the open range as cattle cluster and scatter across the Montana prairie. — Distant rider works near cattle on the open range.

A mounted cowboy faces toward the camera on Montana prairie, with cattle and a small water patch behind him. — Mounted cowboy pauses or turns toward the camera with cattle in the distance.

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