Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Rodeo With Horses, Jockeys, and Spectators at Pavilion

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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 cowboy hats and colorful western attire compete on horseback in a dirt arena, with spectators filling the covered pavilion in the background. The scene is framed by a metal fence, with a Texas flag visible, and the film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, authentic feel. The action unfolds under a partly cloudy sky, with trees lining the horizon, showcasing a quintessential American pastime.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120958553

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: Useful for productions seeking 1970s Colorado home-movie coverage of a public rodeo or western riding event with spectators, horses, arena fencing, and covered grandstand context.
Period detail: The clip shows 1973-era color 8mm footage with western riding attire, a metal arena rail, a covered pavilion, and flags around an outdoor dirt arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from behind the fence like an attendee in the stands, preserving the casual spectator perspective rather than staged sports coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders in cowboy hats, horses moving across a dirt arena, a foreground metal fence, a covered spectator pavilion, flags, trees, and a partly cloudy sky.
Film character: The footage has a physical 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, slight color shifts, handheld framing, and contact-print edge softness that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or cutaway for western recreation, rodeo attendance, Colorado travel, or 1970s American leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents a public outdoor rodeo setting where riders and spectators share a fenced arena environment typical of community entertainment and western sport gatherings.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no obvious brands, logos, private interiors, or audible music are indicated in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo home movie, 8mm western riding event, 1970s American rodeo spectators, and vintage horse arena footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Colorado Springs 1973 material, and then with broader 1970s rodeo, western recreation, horse riding, and public-event footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo footage showing a rider in white western attire on horseback in the foreground, with other mounted riders and spectators under a covered pavilion behind the arena. — Rider in white passes the arena fence.

1973 Colorado Springs home-movie frame of mounted rodeo riders spread across a dirt arena, with a foreground fence, covered grandstand, flags, and trees beyond the pavilion. — Riders circle the arena before spectators.

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo frame showing a rider in red western attire on a light-colored horse near the metal fence, with more riders and a covered spectator pavilion in the background. — Rider in red moves along the fence line.

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo footage with multiple riders across the dirt arena, foreground horses and riders at the fence, a shaded spectator pavilion, flags, trees, and a cloudy sky. — Multiple riders fill the rodeo arena.

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