Montana-1939: Person Rides Brown Horse Through Sand On A Cloudy Day

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

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Person Rides Brown Horse Through Sand On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

MONTANA-1939: A vintage 8mm home movie captures two riders on horseback traversing a sandy hill under a cloudy sky. The figures appear as silhouettes against the bright overcast light, with one rider moving across the frame while the other remains stationary. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—grainy texture, soft focus, and subtle color fading—evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century Americana feel. The scene suggests a quiet moment of rural recreation, with the horses' steady gait and the expansive landscape creating a contemplative mood.

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: 127547923

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: Useful for 1930s Montana or rural recreation edits needing brief home-movie horseback riding footage in an open sandy landscape.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s leisure riding, with silhouetted riders, simple tack, and an undeveloped sandy hillside visible rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, unstaged home-movie observation of riders moving at a distance across the ridge and slope.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two mounted riders, brown horses, a sandy hill, bright cloudy sky, soft silhouettes, and dark frame edges from the scan.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, dust marks, and muted color that provide physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a rural Americana cutaway, travel-memory insert, or transition between broader Montana landscape or recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal horseback recreation in an open Western landscape, without enough detail to identify people, ranches, or a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, music, or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Montana 8mm horseback riding, vintage home movie riders on sand hill, and 1930s rural recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Montana 1939 footage, then broader horseback riding, rural recreation, or Western landscape material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 Montana 8mm frame showing a distant mounted rider silhouetted along a sandy ridge beneath bright overcast light. — A rider on horseback appears as a small silhouette on the crest of the sandy hill.

A 1939 Montana home-movie frame shows a mounted rider near the ridge line, with another horse partly visible at left. — One rider remains near the ridge while another horse is partly visible along the slope.

In this 1939 Montana 8mm frame, a rider on horseback descends the sandy hillside, filmed from a distant home-movie viewpoint. — The mounted rider moves lower on the sandy hill, softly silhouetted by the pale sky.

A rider on horseback descends the sandy Montana slope as another horse is partially visible near the top edge of the frame. — One rider descends the slope while another horse is cropped at the ridge above.

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