Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Horses On Race Day At The Track

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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 1973 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, capturing a lively horse race at a local track. Riders in colorful attire gallop on horses across the dirt track, with a packed grandstand of spectators watching under a covered pavilion. The scene is framed by trees and a tall stadium light, with a visible American flag. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, conveying authentic mid-1970s Americana and nostalgic energy.

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: 120958713

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 supports documentary or educational requests for 1970s American recreation, local horse racing, and spectator sports atmosphere.
Period detail: The covered grandstand, dirt track, stadium light, American flag, and Super 8 color palette may show a local early-1970s race-day setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the stands or trackside with an informal home-movie view of horses passing and spectators gathered under the pavilion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include racehorses with riders, a dirt track rail, packed grandstand seating, a covered pavilion, trees, a tall stadium light, and an American flag.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and motion blur during the race action.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for 1970s leisure, horse racing, regional Americana, or public sporting events.
Historical context: The scene documents a community race-day environment where riders, horses, and a crowd share a public outdoor sporting space in Colorado Springs.
Research note: People are visible in the crowd and on the track, and any visible signage or marks should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness, and venue-related considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1973 Colorado Springs horse race, 1970s 8mm racetrack crowd, vintage home movie jockeys, and Colorado horse racing footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then broader 1970s horse racing, fairs, recreation, or spectator-sport clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame showing a racetrack grandstand filled with spectators, track railings, trees, and a partial American flag at the left edge. — Grandstand crowd beside the racetrack.

1973 Colorado Springs race-day frame with horses and riders moving along the dirt track before a covered grandstand and stadium light. — Horses pass the grandstand.

1973 Colorado Springs 8mm frame showing a group of horses and riders racing past the grandstand under a tall stadium light. — Pack of horses on the track.

1973 Colorado Springs race-track frame with horses and riders moving past a shaded grandstand, trees, railings, and a tall stadium light. — Race continues past spectators.

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