Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Horse Riders Carry State Flags in Rodeo Parade

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Colorado

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Colorado Springs Colorado USA — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, in 1973, capturing a lively rodeo event. Riders in yellow shirts and cowboy hats gallop on horses around a dirt arena, carrying state flags including Texas and California. The scene unfolds under an overcast sky with spectators visible in the background stands, showcasing the authentic grain and color palette of 1970s amateur film. The camera remains mostly static, capturing the motion and energy of the parade-like procession.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120958474

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1382 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: colorado springs
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: This 1973 Colorado Springs 8mm clip can support archival requests for 1970s American rodeo pageantry, mounted flag processions, or community event atmosphere in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The riders' western shirts, cowboy hats, state flags, open dirt arena, metal railings, and spectator stands provide visible 1970s rodeo-era detail consistent with the supplied Colorado Springs metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a spectator-shot home movie, holding a mostly static view as mounted riders pass quickly through the arena rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders in yellow shirts, cowboy hats, large state flags, horses in motion, dirt rodeo ground, white arena fencing, shaded grandstands, and seated spectators.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, gate edges, and motion blur that give the brief parade pass a clear amateur physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, transition, or memory beat for western pageantry, state identity, rodeo culture, or 1970s community recreation.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a public rodeo-style flag procession with riders presenting state banners before spectators, without enough visual evidence to identify the specific event or venue beyond the supplied location metadata.
Research note: People and some flag or emblem details are visible, so copyright in the film should be assessed separately from possible likeness, insignia, or event-identification concerns.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches might include 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo parade 8mm, 1970s horse riders carrying state flags, vintage home movie rodeo arena, and Texas California flags on horseback.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel rodeo material, then other 1973 Colorado Springs footage, and then broader 1970s American rodeo or mounted flag parade clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1973 Colorado Springs, mounted rodeo riders in yellow shirts and cowboy hats carry flags past white fencing and shaded spectator stands. — Riders carrying flags enter the arena view.

Mounted riders in a Colorado Springs rodeo procession carry large state flags past the camera, with arena rails and spectators behind them. — State flags pass close to the camera.

A large flag partially obscures mounted riders in yellow shirts during a 1973 rodeo flag procession in Colorado Springs. — A passing flag dominates the foreground.

A rider in yellow carries a Texas flag on horseback in the Colorado Springs rodeo arena, with other flag-bearing riders and spectators visible behind. — Texas flag carried on horseback.

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