Cattle graze across a dry prairie landscape with low hills beyond.
1939 · Montana, United States
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Two mounted riders pause among cattle on the open range — Montana, 1939
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- 1939
- Location
- Montana, United States
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- Still 4 · 5.25s into the source clip
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1939 Montana frame showing two distant riders on horseback among cattle, with open prairie and low hills behind them.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 5.25 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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1939 · Montana, United States
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Source footage and archive context
Montana-1939: Cowboys Herding Cattle Across Prairie
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1939 Montana.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The frames may show period ranch clothing, horseback herding, and unfenced open grassland consistent with the 1939 Montana metadata.
Film character
The 8mm color scan has soft focus, warm muted color, handheld framing, visible grain, and contact-sheet edge density typical of home-movie material.
Historical context
The clip visually places cattle work in a broad Montana prairie setting without identifying a specific ranch, town, or named event.
Research note
People appear at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and property rights should be checked separately.
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