Wyoming-1939: Man in Tan Shirt Rides Black Horse on Hillside Trail

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Wyoming

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Man in Tan Shirt Rides Black Horse on Hillside Trail — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this vintage home movie captures a lone rider on a black horse traversing a sun-drenched, grassy hillside in Wyoming. The rider, wearing a tan shirt, follows a narrow dirt path through a rugged landscape dotted with evergreen trees and rocky outcrops under a bright blue sky. The footage, with its characteristic grain and color saturation, shows the horse moving steadily along the trail, with other riders appearing in later frames. This authentic slice of mid-century Americana offers a nostalgic glimpse into outdoor recreation 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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127608628

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: Wyoming, 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 Wyoming home-movie requests needing horseback recreation, trail riding, or rural Western outdoor cutaways.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show late-1930s leisure riding through open hillside terrain, with clothing and tack visible only at a distance.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as riders move casually along a narrow hillside trail while the camera observes from a fixed vantage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horseback riders, a winding dirt path, dry grasses, evergreen trees, rocky slopes, blue sky, and sunlit open terrain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, saturated color, soft focus, mild gate weave, and contact-print framing that add period home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Western travel insert, outdoor recreation cutaway, horseback transition, or quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational riding in a rural Western landscape without enough visual evidence to identify a specific ranch, park, or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1939 Wyoming 8mm horseback riding, vintage Western trail riders, home movie riders on hillside, and rural recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel riding scenes, then other 1939 Wyoming outdoor footage, then broader vintage horseback recreation or American West travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Wyoming 8mm footage, a distant rider on horseback moves along a narrow trail through dry grass and scattered evergreens. — A lone rider follows a hillside path through open grassland.

A rider on a dark horse follows a winding hillside path in the Wyoming landscape, with trees and dry grass behind. — Horse and rider continue along the winding hillside trail.

Two riders appear along the hillside trail in 1939 Wyoming home-movie footage, with a cut tree stump near the lower right foreground. — Additional riders enter the trail scene on the open hillside.

Several horseback riders pass through the sunlit Wyoming hillside, with a winding path, dry grass, trees, and a foreground stump visible. — A small group of riders moves through the hillside trail landscape.

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