Denver Colorado-1949: Cowboy Thrown from Bucking Steer at Rodeo

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationDenver, Colorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cowboy Thrown from Bucking Steer at Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a chaotic rodeo scene at a crowded arena. A cowboy on horseback competes in steer roping, but the action turns dangerous as a black and white steer bucks wildly, knocking the rider to the ground. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the horse galloping away as the man lies on the dirt track. Spectators fill the bleachers in the background, witnessing the unexpected fall. This authentic, unedited moment from the 1940s showcases the raw excitement and risk of classic American rodeo events.

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: 124751771

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 1305 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: trail ridge
Reel-level year note: 1950-1949
Reel-level location note: iowa,kansas city,truman home,colorado,central city,
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 1940s American rodeo, Western sport, and Denver recreation sequences needing authentic home-movie footage of steer roping and arena risk.
Period detail: The crowded open arena, horseback roper, steer, and color 8mm look support the 1949 Denver rodeo metadata without revealing a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from the stands as a spectator would, holding on the unpredictable fall rather than staging or directing the action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black-and-white steer, a cowboy on horseback, dirt arena lanes, rail fencing, distant bleachers, and a fallen rider.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing give the short scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, reaction beat, or risk-focused cutaway within rodeo, Western recreation, or vintage sports coverage.
Historical context: The clip shows rodeo as public entertainment, with spectators watching a steer roping run from bleachers in a large arena setting.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and event-context review may still be needed even though logos and music are not apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 Denver rodeo home movie, 8mm steer roping footage, cowboy fall in arena, and vintage American Western sports.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Denver 1949 material, then broader rodeo, cowboy, horse, and arena competition footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Denver rodeo footage shows a mounted cowboy chasing a black-and-white steer along the arena track. — A mounted cowboy moves after the steer during the roping run.

In the Denver rodeo arena, the steer breaks across the frame while a rider and horse remain near the action. — The steer veers through the arena as the run becomes unstable.

The roping run turns dangerous as the rider appears down on the dirt while the horse continues away in the Denver arena. — The rider is down on the arena surface after the steer roping action.

The steer stands close to the fallen rider in the 1949 Denver rodeo arena, with the horse partly visible nearby. — The steer remains close as the rider lies on the dirt track.

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