Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Vintage Footage Of Rodeo Parade With Horses And Flags

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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 footage from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, in 1973 captures a lively rodeo event at an outdoor arena. Riders in cowboy hats and western attire parade on horseback, carrying flags including a Colorado state flag, while a large crowd watches from covered bleachers. The scene unfolds under bright daylight with a backdrop of trees and a tall stadium light. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, conveying authentic 1970s home movie nostalgia. This archival clip showcases a community celebration of Western culture and equestrian tradition.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120958503

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 clip supports archival requests for 1970s Colorado community rodeo or Western heritage footage for documentary inserts, education programs, museum context, or period recreation sequences.
Period detail: The outdoor arena, covered bleachers, western riding attire, color flags, and Super 8 home-movie look are consistent with the supplied 1973 Colorado Springs metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from spectator distance as riders pass in formation, preserving the informal viewpoint of someone filming a public rodeo parade rather than a staged production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders, cowboy hats, flag bearers, a Colorado state flag, arena railings, covered bleachers, spectators, trees, and a tall stadium light.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild exposure variation, gate shadows, and motion blur that give the brief parade sequence authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat establishing a 1970s rodeo arena, civic celebration, or western equestrian gathering.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a public arena parade with riders and spectators, reflecting community presentation of Western riding traditions without identifying a specific named event beyond the supplied rodeo context.
Research note: People, faces at a distance, flag insignia, and possible organization markings are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark or emblem issues, and copyright separately before final use.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo parade, 1970s 8mm western arena footage, home movie horseback flag ceremony, and vintage Colorado equestrian event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Colorado Springs 1973 material, and then with broader 1970s rodeo, horseback parade, or Western community celebration clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1973 Colorado Springs footage, mounted riders carrying flags pass an outdoor arena grandstand while spectators sit under a covered bleacher roof. — Flag bearers ride past the arena grandstand.

Mounted riders in western attire move across the Colorado Springs rodeo arena while flag bearers and a crowd in covered bleachers remain visible in the background. — Riders pass in formation before the crowd.

Two mounted riders pass through the rodeo arena in the 1973 Colorado Springs home-movie footage, with flag bearers, spectators, trees, and a tall light pole behind them. — Two riders cross the arena near the flags.

A closer view shows horseback riders with a green, white, and red flag moving along the arena rail, with spectators seated in the covered grandstand behind them. — Flag-bearing riders pass near the rail.

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