Denver Colorado USA-1941: Man On Horseback Roping A Calf At Rodeo

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

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Man On Horseback Roping A Calf At Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A man on horseback participates in a calf roping event at a rodeo. The black-and-white 8mm footage captures the action on a grassy field with empty stadium seating in the background. The rider, wearing period-appropriate attire, chases and ropes a calf while the horse gallops. The grainy, vintage quality of the Super 8 film adds to the nostalgic, archival feel of this historic American rodeo moment.

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: 124601421

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 American rodeo footage, especially brief documentary inserts about calf roping, horsemanship, rural sport, or public arena events in Denver.
Period detail: The open stadium seating, grass arena, mounted rider, and black-and-white 8mm look support a 1941 rodeo setting, though individual clothing details are indistinct.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a spectator-shot home movie, observing a fast rodeo run from a distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horse and rider, a calf, rope action, grass arena, low fencing, empty stadium seats, scattered spectators, and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, gate weave, exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, cutaway, or memory beat within sequences about rodeo, Western sport, livestock handling, or mid-century American leisure.
Historical context: The footage shows calf roping as a public arena event, placing mounted skill and livestock handling within a mid-century spectator-sport setting.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, venue, and any event-related permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1940s Denver rodeo footage, 8mm calf roping, vintage horseback roping, American rodeo arena, or home movie Western sport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Denver or 1941 material, and then broader rodeo, horseback, livestock, or Western Americana clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Denver rodeo footage, a rider on horseback appears in a grass arena with tiered seating in the background. — A mounted rider enters the calf roping arena as stadium seats fill the background.

A horse and rider cross the Denver rodeo field during a calf roping run, seen from a distant spectator angle. — The rider and horse move across the arena during the roping event.

Fast-moving 1941 rodeo action shows the rider, horse, and calf in a soft, blurred frame with spectators beyond the arena. — Motion blur captures the roping action near the edge of the field.

A calf runs ahead of the mounted rider in the Denver rodeo arena, with spectators and seating visible behind. — The calf runs across the field as the rider follows during the roping sequence.

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