Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy Spinning Lasso on Horseback in Arena

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

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Cowboy Spinning Lasso on Horseback in Arena — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A man in a cowboy hat stands atop a white horse in a large stadium, skillfully spinning a lasso. The black and white 8mm film captures the grainy texture and vintage quality of a classic rodeo performance. Empty bleachers stretch behind the rider, with a few spectators visible in the distance. The rider maintains his balance while swinging the rope, showcasing a moment of American Western tradition. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century entertainment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124600960

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 editorial projects needing a brief rodeo or Western entertainment insert from Denver home-movie footage.
Period detail: The cowboy hat, lasso act, open stadium seating, and black-and-white 8mm look support the stated 1941 Denver rodeo context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot feel, holding on the performer balancing on a horse rather than staging a polished show view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a cowboy hat, a white horse, a spinning rope, open arena ground, bleachers, and a few distant spectators.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for rodeo, Western performance, or mid-century public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage visually places rodeo skill display inside a large public stadium setting, with sparse visible attendance in the sampled frames.
Research note: People are visible at distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1941 Denver rodeo footage, man spinning lasso on horseback, black-and-white 8mm rodeo, and stadium horse act.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1941 Denver material, then broader rodeo, horse show, or Western performance clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 Denver rodeo footage shows a man standing on a white horse with bleachers behind him. — A rider stands balanced on a white horse in front of stadium seating.

In the Denver stadium rodeo scene, the performer balances on a white horse as a rope extends from his hand. — The performer holds a rope while standing upright on the horse.

Black-and-white 8mm frame shows the rodeo performer spinning a lasso from atop a white horse in Denver. — The lasso arcs beside the performer as the horse stands in the arena.

The 1941 Denver home-movie frame shows the performer still balanced on horseback during the lasso routine. — The rider continues the arena lasso act with empty bleachers in the background.

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