Montana-1939: Three Riders on Horseback Crossing Plains

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

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Three Riders on Horseback Crossing Plains — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: Three riders on horseback traverse the vast, open plains under a pale sky. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a wide, desolate landscape with rolling hills and dry grasslands. The riders, dressed in period attire, move steadily across the terrain, their figures small against the expansive backdrop. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches, preserving the authentic look of a 1930s home movie. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into rural life and outdoor adventure in the American West.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127547770

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: Helps answer requests for late-1930s Montana home-movie material showing horseback travel across open Western plains for documentary, education, or period-setting use.
Period detail: The horseback riders, open rangeland, muted color, and 8mm home-movie texture support a 1939 rural Montana setting without identifying a specific ranch or landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a distance as three riders move away across rough grassland, giving the scene the informal feel of a family or travel record rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three mounted riders, low rolling hills, pale sky, dry grassland, a small waterline or reflective edge, and black frame borders from the film scan.
Film character: The clip carries soft focus, visible grain, slight fading, dust marks, and uneven exposure that read as authentic 8mm archival texture from a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a Western landscape insert, rural travel cutaway, transitional memory beat, or atmospheric bridge into material about Montana, riding, or open range life.
Historical context: The footage visually places people and horses within a broad, sparsely settled plains landscape, suggesting everyday outdoor movement in a rural Western setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, private property, or children are evident, and copyright clearance is separate from visual rights review.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 Montana 8mm horseback riders, vintage home movie open plains, three people riding horses, and rural American West footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1939 Montana footage, then with broader open-plains, horseback, ranching, or Western travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana home-movie frame showing open plains, low hills, and a pale sky with no riders visible in this moment. — Open plains and low hills fill the frame at the start of the clip.

Three horseback riders cross the Montana plains in a distant 1939 home-movie view, with low hills and dry grassland around them. — Three mounted riders travel across the open grassland.

Soft 8mm frame of Montana plains in 1939, showing distant rolling ground beneath a bright pale sky. — Rolling plains extend across the frame in a distant landscape view.

A 1939 Montana landscape view shows open plains and low distant hills, rendered with faded color and visible film wear. — The clip closes on a broad view of open plains and low hills.

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