Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy Rides Bucking Horse at Rodeo

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

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Cowboy Rides Bucking Horse at Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A rider struggles to maintain control as a powerful horse bucks wildly in a rodeo arena. Shot on 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures the raw energy of the event, with spectators filling the bleachers in the background. The rider, clad in period attire, clings to the saddle as the horse gallops in circles, kicking up dust. The handheld camera follows the action, conveying the chaotic, dangerous atmosphere of a classic American rodeo. This archival home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Western culture and sporting events.

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: 124601036

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 American West, rodeo, sport, and home-movie sequences needing brief authentic arena action from Denver.
Period detail: Bleachers, arena fencing, mounted rider clothing, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show a mid-century public rodeo setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the bucking horse from the stands, giving the clip an unstaged spectator viewpoint rather than a formal newsreel angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bucking horse, mounted rider, rodeo arena rail, scattered spectators, bleachers, dust, and dark frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, and handheld movement give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, cutaway, or memory beat for rodeo culture, risk, spectatorship, or Western leisure.
Historical context: The footage shows a public arena event with spectators watching a rider manage a bucking horse, reflecting rodeo as a shared social spectacle.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, venue, and event permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1941 Denver rodeo footage, 8mm bucking horse arena scene, or vintage cowboy riding home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Denver or 1941 material, then broader rodeo, horseback, and spectator-sport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Denver archival 8mm footage, a rider appears on a bucking horse inside a rodeo arena with spectators beyond the rail. — Rider struggles with a bucking horse in the arena.

The horse bucks across the Denver rodeo arena as the rider leans forward, with spectators seated in bleachers behind them. — Horse bucks near the arena rail and bleachers.

From a spectator angle, the rider and horse are seen lower in the frame while the bleachers and arena rail fill the background. — Rear view of the rider and horse below the stands.

The rider and bucking horse turn near the Denver rodeo arena rail, with a seated crowd visible across the bleachers. — Bucking horse turns in front of the spectator stands.

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