Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy Attempting To Stay On Bucking Horse At Rodeo

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationDenver, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cowboy Attempting To Stay On Bucking Horse At Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A cowboy in a light-colored shirt and dark pants struggles to maintain his seat on a powerful bucking horse during a rodeo event. The black-and-white 8mm film captures the intense action as the horse rears and twists, with a blurred crowd visible in the background stands. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows natural grain and slight motion blur, conveying the raw energy of mid-20th century American rodeo culture. The rider clings to the saddle, demonstrating the physical challenge of the sport.

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: 124600841

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1941 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 1940s documentary, museum, or educational edits needing brief rodeo action from Denver home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show black-and-white rodeo arena views with riders, horses, railings, and stadium seating consistent with the supplied 1941 Denver metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an observer-shot sporting moment, catching the rider's struggle and surrounding arena action from the stands.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bucking horses, mounted riders, arena railings, blurred spectators, stadium seating, dust or turf, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, motion blur, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet edge density typical of small-gauge physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, sports-history cutaway, rodeo transition, or memory beat within a Western or recreation sequence.
Historical context: The footage places rodeo as a public spectator sport, with riders performing in an arena before a seated crowd.
Research note: People and faces are visible but not individually identifiable here, so likeness review may still be needed alongside copyright and source checks.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1940s Denver rodeo footage, 8mm bucking horse, cowboy rider arena, and vintage American rodeo home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel rodeo scenes, then other Denver or 1941 material, then broader 1940s Western sport and horseback footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Denver rodeo footage, a cowboy leans back while a light-colored horse bucks near the arena rail. — A rider tries to stay seated as a pale horse bucks in front of the stands.

A rodeo horse pitches downward in the Denver arena while the rider appears to be losing balance. — The horse bucks hard, pushing the rider forward during the arena event.

Two riders on horseback are seen close together in the 1941 Denver rodeo arena, with stands behind them. — Mounted riders cross the arena as the rodeo action continues.

A group of mounted riders moves through the Denver rodeo arena, partly blurred by the 8mm motion. — Several horses and riders bunch together near the arena rail.

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