Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: A Cowboy Riding A Horse At A Rodeo Who Is

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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 1973 captures a lively rodeo event in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Cowboys on horseback compete in a calf roping event, with riders in white hats and shirts chasing a small calf across the dirt arena. Spectators fill the covered bleachers under a bright sky, surrounded by trees and a tall light pole. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the film evokes classic Americana nostalgia, showcasing authentic 1970s rodeo culture and family entertainment.

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: 120958673

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: Useful for 1970s U.S. rodeo, Western sports, and community entertainment sequences needing authentic 8mm home-movie coverage of a calf roping arena.
Period detail: The covered bleachers, cowboy hats, dirt arena fencing, and faded color 8mm texture support the supplied 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a spectator-filmed home movie, watching the action from the stands as riders, horses, calf, and crowd move through the frame.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted cowboys, a calf in the arena, covered spectator bleachers, rail fencing, trees, a tall light pole, and the dark borders of the film scan.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, color fading, and exposure variation consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat to establish rodeo culture, outdoor recreation, or Americana in the early 1970s.
Historical context: The scene documents a public rodeo setting with spectators gathered under shade while mounted riders work a calf roping event in an outdoor arena.
Research note: People are visible in the crowd and arena, possible signage or branded elements may require review, and likeness/property considerations remain separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo home movie, 8mm calf roping footage, 1970s cowboy arena spectators, and vintage U.S. rodeo bleachers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then broader rodeo, cowboy, horse riding, and Western recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo footage shows a mounted cowboy pursuing a calf in front of covered spectator bleachers and arena fencing. — Cowboy and calf in the rodeo arena.

A cowboy in a light shirt and hat rides after a calf during a Colorado Springs rodeo, with a large crowd seated under the covered grandstand. — Mounted rider follows the calf past the grandstand.

The home-movie frame shows the rodeo arena from the stands, with spectators watching and a figure low on the dirt near the rail during the roping sequence. — Arena action continues below the bleachers.

A later frame holds on the Colorado Springs rodeo arena, showing shaded spectators, fencing, trees, and a participant low on the dirt after the roping action. — Participant on the arena dirt as spectators watch.

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