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Montana-1939: Cowboy Riding Brown Horse Herding Cattle on Ranch

  • Year1939
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationMontana, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1939 Montana
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Cowboy Riding Brown Horse Herding Cattle on Ranch — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: A cowboy in a dark hat and tan jacket rides a brown horse with a white blaze across a vast, open field, herding a scattered group of cattle. The 8mm film captures the rugged landscape under a pale sky, with the horse moving at a steady pace through the dry grass. The footage shows natural motion and slight camera shake, characteristic of a home movie from the era, with visible film grain and soft color saturation. The scene evokes a sense of rural life and the daily work of a rancher in the American West.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127547716

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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Topics & Keywords

  • farm
  • horses
  • men
  • beautiful day
  • country
  • man
  • galloping
  • brown
  • horse
  • people
  • montana
  • 1939
  • 1939 ranch footage
  • cowboy herding cattle
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Montana ranch life
  • 1930s farm footage
  • horseback riding
  • rural America
  • archival home movie
  • 8mm home movie
  • cowboy in hat
  • brown horse with white blaze
  • cattle herd
  • open field
  • vintage film grain
  • American West
  • historical footage
  • old film
  • 1930s nostalgia
  • farm work
  • 8mm archival

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1930s archival requests needing Western ranch work, cattle herding, horseback labor, or rural Montana atmosphere for documentary, museum, education, or editorial production.

Still Frames From This Clip

Cowboy on horseback in an open field with scattered cattle behind him.

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