Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy on Horseback at Rodeo Raises Arm

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

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Cowboy on Horseback at Rodeo Raises Arm — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A cowboy rides a horse at a full gallop across an arena during a rodeo event. The black-and-white 8mm film captures the rider in a traditional hat and dark clothing, with the horse kicking up dust as it moves. Spectators fill the tiered stadium seats in the background, watching the action. The footage shows natural motion blur and film grain, characteristic of vintage home movie recordings from the 1940s. The rider raises his arm in a salute as he passes a man on the ground, likely a rodeo official or fellow participant. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American sports and equestrian culture.

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: 124601018

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1940s Denver rodeo, cowboy horsemanship, and mid-century American sports footage for documentary inserts or educational context.
Period detail: The cowboy hat, open arena, tiered seating, and black-and-white 8mm home-movie look support a 1941 rodeo setting in Denver, as supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a spectator-style view of a rider galloping past the stands, with casual framing that emphasizes live event movement over staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cowboy on a light-colored horse, arena dirt, stadium seating, scattered spectators, railings, a ground participant, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, motion blur, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print borders give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for rodeo culture, western sport, or public recreation in the early 1940s.
Historical context: The footage shows rodeo as a public arena spectacle, with a mounted participant performing before spectators in mid-century urban Colorado.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, audible music, or obvious private property appear in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1941 Denver rodeo footage, 1940s cowboy riding horse, vintage 8mm arena sports, and western equestrian home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Denver 1941 footage, then with rodeo, cowboy, horse, arena, or crowd-recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Denver rodeo footage, a cowboy rides a light-colored horse across the arena while raising one arm near tiered seating. — Cowboy raises an arm while riding past the rodeo stands.

The rider continues across the Denver arena on a light-colored horse, with blurred spectators visible in the background seating. — Mounted rider gallops in front of the stadium seating.

A cowboy on a light-colored horse passes below the stands during the 1941 Denver rodeo, captured with soft focus and film grain. — Horse and rider pass the arena rail below scattered spectators.

A ground participant stands in the rodeo arena as the mounted rider exits near the right edge, with stadium seats and spectators behind. — Ground participant appears in the arena as the rider moves out of frame.

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