Denver Colorado USA-1941: Man Tying A Calf At A Livestock Show

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Man Tying A Calf At A Livestock Show — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1941, this vintage home movie captures a man at a livestock show in Denver, Colorado, struggling to tie a calf or young cow on a grassy field. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the animal resisting as the man wrestles it to the ground, with spectators visible in the bleachers behind. The handheld camera follows the action, capturing the raw, unedited moment of rural life and agricultural competition from a mid-century perspective.

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: 124601442

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: 1940s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing an agricultural show, livestock handling, or rural competition moment in Denver, Colorado.
Period detail: The frame may show a mid-century livestock show setting, with open grass, bleachers, and spectators visible behind the animal-handling action.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view follows an unscripted struggle as a man works to restrain a calf while the animal resists on the field.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man, a calf or young cow, grass field, arena barrier, bleachers, seated spectators, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The black-and-white 8mm scan has heavy grain, soft focus, exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that add physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for livestock shows, rural recreation, or agricultural competition.
Historical context: The footage shows public spectators watching livestock handling as a social event, without enough visual evidence to identify a specific venue or named show.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1941 Denver livestock show home movie, 1940s calf tying footage, 8mm agricultural competition, or vintage rodeo-adjacent animal handling.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Denver 1941 footage, then broader 1940s livestock, fairground, and agricultural show material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 Denver home-movie frame showing a man near a calf on a grass field, with bleachers and spectators in the background. — A man moves in close to a calf on the field as spectators watch from the bleachers.

1941 Denver livestock-show footage shows a man pulling or restraining a calf on the grass, with spectators seated beyond the arena barrier. — The handler pulls at the resisting calf while spectators remain visible in the background.

The handler bends over the calf during the tying or restraining action on a Denver livestock-show field in 1941. — The calf drops low as the man bends over it during the restraining action.

A man crouches beside a calf lying on the grass during a 1941 Denver livestock-show moment, with spectators in the bleachers behind. — The animal lies on the field while the man crouches nearby, continuing the handling task.

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