United States-1940: Handler Holding a Grazing Horse Carrying an Antlered Deer Carcass

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

horse handling
hunting
transporting game
backcountry travel
human and animal interaction
outdoor clothing
home movie documentation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated view looking downward
Setting: outdoor · Uneven backcountry clearing with exposed earth, scattered rocks and sparse vegetation
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions with direct sunlight
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with distinct shadows
People: 1 · One apparently adult handler wearing a brimmed hat, striped long-sleeved shirt and loose high-waisted trousers; facial detail is indistinct.
Animals: One live saddled horse grazing · One antlered deer carcass carried across the horse's back
Objects: saddle · saddle blanket · bridle · lead rope · coiled rope · brimmed hat · rocks
Colors: black · gray · off-white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A grazing horse carries an antlered deer carcass beside a partly cropped handler.
The handler is more fully framed, holding the lead and a coil of rope.
The horse continues grazing as the handler stands alongside it.

Handler Holding a Grazing Horse Carrying an Antlered... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1940 home movie footage shows a brimmed-hat handler holding a lead beside a saddled horse on uneven, rocky ground. The animal lowers its head to graze while an antlered deer carcass lies across its back, with legs hanging beside the saddle. The handler wears a striped shirt and loose trousers and holds a coil of rope. A slightly elevated camera records the group in one continuous black-and-white shot with small framing shifts.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004467

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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: 1940 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: This circa 1940 American home movie supports documentary requests for horse handling, hunting and the transport of game in a backcountry setting.
Period detail: The brimmed hat, striped shirt, loose high-waisted trousers and saddle equipment may show outdoor dress and riding practice around circa 1940.
Home-movie behavior: The handler waits beside the grazing animal and makes small rope movements while the camera records an informal pause.
What appears in frame: A hat-wearing handler holds a lead and coiled rope beside a grazing horse carrying a saddle and antlered deer carcass on rocky ground.
Film character: Black-and-white grain, soft projected detail, strong daylight contrast and slight framing movement give the shot its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a hunting cutaway, a detail of animal transport or a pause between riding action and landscape views.
Historical context: The carcass carried across the saddle connects the visible horse handling with transporting game, without establishing a named hunt or destination.
Research note: Copyright licensing is separate from likeness and property permissions; one adult with indistinct facial detail and privately owned equipment are visible.
Research search match: The shot answers searches for circa 1940 American hunting home movies, a horse carrying a deer carcass and black-and-white backcountry footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's mounting, rider-posing and pack-animal shots, then with United States footage around circa 1940 and other horse transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the United States, circa 1940, a partly cropped handler holds a grazing horse carrying an antlered deer carcass over rocky ground. — The horse grazes with an antlered deer carcass across its back; the handler is partly outside the left edge.
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A striped-shirt handler holds a grazing horse's lead in the United States, circa 1940; an antlered deer carcass hangs across the saddle. — The handler stands more fully in view, holding the lead and a coil of rope beside the loaded horse.
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United States, circa 1940: a handler stands on stony ground beside a grazing horse, with deer antlers rising above its carried load. — Antlers project above the saddle load as the horse keeps its muzzle near the ground.
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A handler faces the camera beside a grazing horse and its deer carcass load in the United States, circa 1940, against bare rocky ground. — The handler remains beside the horse near the end of the continuous shot.
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