Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboys Riding Horses At A Rodeo

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

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Cowboys Riding Horses At A Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: Cowboys in hats ride horses at a rodeo arena, with one rider on a dark horse appearing to buck. Spectators fill the bleachers in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows motion blur and grain typical of home movies from the era. Two riders are visible in some frames, one on a dark horse and another on a pinto, as they navigate the dirt arena. The scene captures the energy of a mid-20th century rodeo event.

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: 124601235

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 requests needing 1940s Denver rodeo or Western sporting footage for documentary inserts, education programs, or period atmosphere.
Period detail: Cowboy hats, mounted riders, dirt arena fencing, and bleacher seating support a mid-20th-century rodeo setting consistent with the 1941 Denver metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot view of riders and horses in motion, preserving the informal timing and distance of home-movie coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted cowboys, a bucking dark horse, a pinto horse, dirt arena ground, low rail fencing, bleachers, and seated spectators.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, handheld framing, and motion blur that give the brief rodeo action its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick rodeo insert, Western sports cutaway, transition into arena activity, or memory beat for 1940s leisure footage.
Historical context: The footage shows public spectators watching mounted rodeo action, offering visual context for arena entertainment and cowboy performance culture.
Research note: People and faces appear in the stands and arena, so likeness review may be needed in addition to checking copyright and source permissions.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 1941 Denver rodeo home movie, 8mm cowboy riding horses, vintage bucking horse arena, and 1940s Colorado rodeo spectators.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Denver or 1941 scenes, then broader rodeo, horse riding, and Western sports material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 Denver rodeo frame showing a cowboy on a dark horse in the dirt arena, with blurred bleachers and spectators in the background. — A rider on a dark horse moves through the arena as spectators watch from the stands.

Two cowboys on horseback appear near each other in the Denver rodeo arena, with bleachers and spectators behind them. — Two mounted riders gather in the arena, one on a light horse and one on a dark horse.

A cowboy rides a dark bucking horse in the 1941 Denver rodeo arena as another mounted rider follows close behind. — A dark horse bucks forward while a second rider on a pinto moves alongside the action.

A mounted cowboy on a dark horse moves across the Denver rodeo arena, with spectators seated in bleachers beyond the rail. — The rider continues across the arena as the brief home-movie shot follows the rodeo action.

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