Denver Colorado-1949: Man Chases Steer And Wrestles It To The Ground As Other

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

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Man Chases Steer And Wrestles It To The Ground As Other — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a rodeo event with a cowboy on horseback chasing a steer across a dusty arena. The rider dismounts and wrestles the animal to the ground while spectators watch from bleachers. The footage shows the classic action of early 20th-century rodeo sports, with grainy visuals, faded colors, and the authentic feel of a 1940s home movie. The scene highlights the athleticism and tradition of American rodeo culture.

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: 124751809

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: Supports requests for 1940s Denver rodeo or American Western recreation footage for documentary inserts, education segments, or period sports context.
Period detail: The bleacher seating, dusty arena, horseback rider, and faded 8mm color may show a mid-century rodeo event consistent with the supplied 1949 Denver metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The short sequence has a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, following the chase and takedown from the stands rather than a staged production angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cowboy on horseback, a running steer, a dusty rodeo arena, spectators in bleachers, arena railings, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm texture with grain, faded color, slight blur, uneven exposure, and quick action captured from a distance.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief action insert, Western recreation cutaway, rodeo transition, or memory beat within a mid-century American leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents public rodeo spectatorship and animal-handling sport as seen through a home-movie camera, without identifying the event or participants.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from permissions.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1949 Denver rodeo 8mm, vintage steer wrestling footage, mid-century cowboy arena scene, and home movie rodeo spectators.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Denver or 1949 material, then broader rodeo, Western sport, and spectatorship footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Denver rodeo footage shows a mounted cowboy pursuing a steer across the arena while spectators sit behind the rail. — A mounted cowboy closes in on a running steer in the arena.

The steer runs through the Denver rodeo arena as a horse and rider appear farther back near the perimeter rail. — The steer breaks ahead across the open arena.

A cowboy appears to move in close to the steer during the rodeo action, with the crowd watching from the bleachers in 1949 Denver. — The rider reaches the steer as spectators watch from the stands.

The steer is down on the arena floor after the wrestling action, with a cowboy standing nearby and another rider visible behind him. — The steer lies on the ground after the takedown.

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