Denver Colorado USA-1941: Cowboy Wrestles Steer At Rodeo While Judge On Horseback Observes

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

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Cowboy Wrestles Steer At Rodeo While Judge On Horseback... — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO USA-1941: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a rodeo event at a sunlit outdoor arena. A cowboy in period attire wrestles a steer to the ground while a judge on horseback observes. Spectators fill the bleachers in the background, and a rider on horseback enters the frame. The grainy black-and-white footage, with visible film edges, evokes a nostalgic 1940s Americana atmosphere. This authentic archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, and retro-themed projects.

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: 124601450

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: Supports requests for 1940s U.S. rodeo footage, Western sport cutaways, and documentary material showing steer wrestling in a public arena.
Period detail: The cowboy clothing, horseback official, open arena, bleachers, and 8mm black-and-white home-movie look are consistent with the supplied 1941 Denver rodeo metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the spectator side as the action unfolds at a distance, giving the clip an unstaged visitor-shot view of a rodeo contest.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cowboy, steer, mounted judge or official, another rider, open arena dirt or grass, fence line, and spectators in bleachers.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, intermittent scratches, and exposure variation typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, rodeo cutaway, Americana transition, or memory beat within a Western sport or Denver history sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a public rodeo setting where horseback officials, contestants, livestock, and spectators share the arena environment.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness and event-context review may still be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1941 Denver rodeo home movie, 8mm steer wrestling, cowboy bulldogging arena, horseback judge, and 1940s Western recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1941 Denver material, then broader rodeo, cowboy, horse, livestock, and arena-spectator footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the supplied 1941 Denver rodeo footage, a cowboy appears to wrestle a steer low to the ground as spectators watch from the far bleachers. — Cowboy works over a steer during a rodeo event while the arena crowd watches.

A mounted judge or official observes as the cowboy remains crouched over the steer in the Denver rodeo arena. — Mounted official watches the steer wrestling action from inside the arena.

A rider on horseback is visible beside the steer wrestling action, with spectators and the arena barrier in the background. — Horseback rider stands close as the cowboy continues handling the steer.

The steer lies low in the arena as a cowboy and nearby mounted riders remain in view, with bleachers behind them in the supplied Denver rodeo clip. — Steer is down in the arena while nearby riders and spectators remain visible.

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