United States-1960: Hereford Steer Walking Past a Cowboy in a Crowded Cattle Pen

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

cattle ranching
livestock handling
rural farm life
mid-century America
agriculture
Western workwear
home movie

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Grassy cattle pen enclosed by plank corral fencing on a farm, with an open-sided shed and a line of trees behind
Time and weather: day · overcast
Lighting: Flat, diffuse overcast daylight with a cool blue cast
People: 1 · One adult man in a white Western hat, blue denim jacket and dark trousers, seen from behind and partly in profile; no face is clearly visible.
Animals: Hereford steer · black cattle · calves
Objects: plank corral fence · open-sided shed with pale roof · weathered wooden post · fallen log · tall pole · white cowboy hat · denim jacket
Colors: grass green · navy blue · tan brown · black · pale grey-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man in a white cowboy hat stands by the pen as a Hereford steer walks past him.
The man leaves the frame and the steer crosses in front of black cattle.
A black calf grazes beside the Hereford as the camera pans left.
A weathered wooden post enters the foreground.
The shot ends on the crowded pen behind the post.

Hereford Steer Walking Past a Cowboy in a Crowded Cattle Pen — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1960, home movie footage shows a man in a white cowboy hat and blue denim standing with his back to the camera as a Hereford steer walks past him across a grassy pen. The handheld camera pans slowly left over black and Hereford cattle inside a plank corral, with an open-sided shed and trees behind. A weathered wooden post drifts into the foreground at the end. The single overcast shot on 8mm colour reversal film is soft, with a cool blue cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001975

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1960 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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for authentic circa 1960 American cattle farm footage for documentaries, education pieces and period dramas about ranching and rural life.
Period detail: The white Western hat, blue denim chore jacket and plank-built corral and shed may show a working cattle farm of the late 1950s to mid-1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The camera operator simply watches the herd move while a farm hand stands by, catching an unposed working moment rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: A man in a white cowboy hat and denim, a walking Hereford steer, black calves grazing, plank corral rails, an open shed with a pale roof, trees beyond and a weathered post in the foreground.
Film character: Soft focus, fine grain, a cool blue overcast cast and darkened projection corners give the handheld pan a warm small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or establishing insert for a ranching sequence, or as a quiet memory beat between interviews about farm life.
Historical context: Mixed herds of white-faced Hereford and black cattle worked in wooden corrals reflect the look of mid-century American beef farming shown elsewhere on this reel.
Research note: The film's copyright and any likeness rights for the man shown, whose face is not clearly seen, are separate matters, and the farm is private property with no identified owner.
Research search match: Fits searches such as vintage Hereford cattle footage, 1960s cowboy cattle pen home movie, 8mm ranch film and mid-century American livestock archive clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's working cattle at a chute, calf in chute with cowboys and riders herding cattle by a pond, then with other circa 1960 US farm reels, then wider ranching themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Rancher in white cowboy hat and denim watches a Hereford steer cross a corral, United States, circa 1960, 8mm home movie — A man in a cowboy hat stands by as a Hereford steer walks through the pen, United States, circa 1960.
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White-faced Hereford steer crossing a grassy holding pen before black cattle and an open shed, US farm, circa 1960 — A Hereford steer crosses the pen in front of black cattle and an open shed, circa 1960.
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Black calf grazes beside a Hereford steer in a crowded wooden corral, United States, circa 1960, 8mm colour film — A black calf grazes next to a Hereford steer among the herd, United States, circa 1960.
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Weathered fence post before a pen crowded with black and white-faced cattle on a US farm, circa 1960, 8mm home movie — The shot ends on the crowded pen behind a weathered fence post, circa 1960.
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