Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy On Bucking Horse Tries To Hang On And Complete

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

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Cowboy On Bucking Horse Tries To Hang On And Complete — 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 in a stadium with spectators filling the bleachers. The rider clings to the saddle as the horse bucks and spins, with a man in a white shirt observing from the arena floor. The footage shows the raw energy of mid-20th century American rodeo culture, with visible film grain and a vintage home movie aesthetic.

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: 124601259

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: Useful for 1940s U.S. rodeo, cowboy sport, and Denver recreation sequences needing brief authentic 8mm arena action.
Period detail: The bleacher seating, western riding gear, and black-and-white 8mm look support the supplied 1941 Denver rodeo context.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a spectator-shot feel, following the bucking horse from the stands rather than staging the rider or arena action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cowboy on a bucking horse, an arena observer, stadium railings, bleachers, scattered spectators, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for rodeo culture, western sport, or mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The clip shows rodeo as public entertainment, with spectators watching a mounted rider attempt to stay on a bucking horse.
Research note: People are visible in the arena and stands, so likeness review may be needed separate from copyright or source-film permissions.
Research search match: Searches for 1941 Denver rodeo 8mm, cowboy bucking horse home movie, vintage rodeo arena footage, and mid-century western sport may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Denver 1941 footage, then related rodeo, equine sport, and cowboy competition scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the supplied 1941 Denver context, a cowboy leans back on a bucking horse while an arena man watches nearby. — A rider tries to hold on as the horse bucks in front of stadium bleachers.

A cowboy is lifted by the motion of a bucking horse in the Denver rodeo arena, with spectators visible in the stands. — The horse pitches forward while the rider remains mounted near the arena rail.

The rodeo horse drops and twists as the cowboy struggles to stay seated, with bleachers and a nearby observer in view. — The rider shifts with the horse's bucking motion as the arena action continues.

A second rider appears near the bucking horse and cowboy, suggesting arena support during the Denver rodeo sequence. — Another mounted rider enters the action as the bucking horse moves across the arena.

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