Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Grandstand Rodeo Rink Rider Cowboys Chase

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

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Colorado Springs Colorado USA — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1973 captures a lively rodeo at a grandstand in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Riders in cowboy hats and chaps chase steers across a dusty arena, with one cowboy in a yellow shirt and purple chaps riding a brown horse. The crowd fills the covered grandstand under a bright sky, surrounded by trees and American flags. The film shows natural motion blur and color fading typical of home movie footage, with a nostalgic, authentic feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120958772

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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm home-movie rodeo footage suited for documentary or educational edits needing a short grandstand arena scene from Colorado Springs recreation culture.
Period detail: The covered grandstand, casual spectators, cowboy hats, chaps, rail fencing, American flags, and faded color stock support the supplied 1973 Colorado Springs setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from the stands, catching riders, livestock, and crowd reaction without staged composition.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders, a steer or calf in the arena, rail fencing, a crowded covered grandstand, cowboy hats, trees, flags, and partial arena lettering.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, handheld framing, motion blur, faded color, and contact-sheet edge density that read as authentic physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief rodeo insert, crowd-and-arena cutaway, regional recreation transition, or memory beat in a 1970s Colorado sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents public rodeo entertainment as a spectator event, with riders performing in front of a large outdoor crowd under a shaded grandstand.
Research note: People and faces are visible but not individually identifiable at this resolution, so likeness review may still be needed separately from copyright and location considerations.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1973 8mm Colorado Springs rodeo, 1970s grandstand rodeo home movie, cowboy riders chasing steer, and vintage American arena crowd footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then broader 1970s rodeo, western recreation, or county-fair arena scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo footage shows mounted riders moving across an arena in front of a crowded covered grandstand and trees. — Riders pass the grandstand at the rodeo arena.

A cowboy in a yellow shirt and chaps rides a brown horse beside a dark steer or calf during the 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo scene. — A rider in yellow follows livestock across the arena.

From a spectator viewpoint, a cowboy-hatted viewer looks toward mounted riders and a light-colored steer or calf near the rail at the Colorado Springs rodeo. — A spectator watches the action from near the rail.

A rider and light-colored steer or calf pass the arena rail before a packed covered grandstand in the supplied 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo footage. — Rider and livestock pass in front of the crowd.

Visually Similar Clips