Colorado Springs Colorado USA .-1973: Old Time Rodeo Fun with Bucking Bull and Crowd

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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 rodeo event at Dikes Peak. A cowboy in a yellow shirt struggles to control a bucking bull in the dirt arena while a large crowd watches from covered bleachers. American flags fly above the stands, and the film shows natural motion blur and grain typical of Super 8 footage. The scene includes a rodeo clown and other riders on horseback, conveying the excitement and danger of a classic American rodeo. The footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical recreations.

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: 120958799

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: 1970s 8mm home-movie rodeo footage from Colorado Springs can support documentary, museum, education, or editorial requests for small-arena Western sport and crowd atmosphere.
Period detail: The covered bleachers, American flags, rail fencing, rodeo participants on horseback, and color 8mm look support the stated 1973 setting in Colorado Springs, while visible signage should be verified before naming the venue.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of an attendee-shot view, with the camera watching the arena action from the stands rather than presenting staged or broadcast coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dirt rodeo arena, a bucking bull, riders on horseback, a cowboy in a yellow shirt, a rodeo clown or arena helper, packed covered bleachers, American flags, and partial venue lettering.
Film character: The footage has a handheld 8mm character with soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, motion blur, and contact-print framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for rodeo culture, county-fair recreation, Western sport, or 1970s Colorado community life.
Historical context: The scene documents a public rodeo gathering where spectators fill shaded stands while riders and arena personnel manage livestock in an outdoor dirt ring.
Research note: People and partial signage are visible, so likeness, venue, and trademark or signage review may be needed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1970s Colorado Springs rodeo home movie, 8mm rodeo crowd and bucking bull, vintage Western sports footage, and American rodeo bleachers archival film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1973 Colorado Springs material, then with rodeo, fairground, horseback riding, or 1970s outdoor recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo scene with a bucking bull partly visible at the bottom of the frame, spectators under covered stands, American flags, rail fencing, and partial venue lettering. — Bucking bull action in front of crowded rodeo stands.

A bull or rider is partly visible near the bottom edge as the home-movie camera frames the covered rodeo stands, crowd, flags, arena rail, and partial lettering in Colorado Springs. — Arena action below the crowded covered stands.

Home-movie view of the rodeo grounds with horseback riders or arena staff near the lower edge, a shaded spectator stand, rail fencing, trees, and blue sky. — Riders and arena staff near the rodeo rail.

Riders on horseback and arena personnel cluster in the dirt ring at the Colorado Springs rodeo, with crowded covered bleachers, rail fencing, trees, and an American flag behind them. — Riders and arena workers gather after the rodeo action.

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