Denver Colorado-1949: Old Time Bull Fighting

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Year1949
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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Old Time Bull Fighting — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO-1949: Vintage 8mm home movie footage captures a chaotic bullfighting event at a local fair. A rider struggles to stay mounted on a bucking bull in a dusty arena as spectators watch from the sidelines. The grainy, color-bleached film shows men in period attire, including cowboy hats, and an American flag in the background. The handheld camera follows the action with slight movement, preserving the raw, unedited feel of a mid-century American spectacle.

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: 124751894

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 archival requests for late-1940s American fair or rodeo-style spectacle footage for documentary, educational, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The color 8mm frames show cowboy hats, arena fencing, American flag bunting, and fairground structures consistent with the supplied 1949 Denver metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with the camera watching from a distance as handlers, riders, and spectators react to a bull in the arena.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dusty arena, loose bull, mounted rider, men on foot, cowboy hats, railings, bunting, and small spectator groups.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, faded color, visible grain, frame borders, and handheld instability typical of scanned mid-century 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for American fair entertainment, rodeo-adjacent events, or animal spectacle.
Historical context: The scene shows public entertainment around bull handling in a fairground-like arena, with spectators and staff positioned close to the action.
Research note: People are visible and some faces may be identifiable; copyright status, likeness permissions, and event or venue rights should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Denver fair footage, vintage 8mm bull event, old Colorado rodeo arena, and home movie bullfighting scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 Denver fair footage, then broader vintage rodeo, livestock, or arena-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 Denver home-movie frame showing a bull and rider in a dusty arena as men watch from nearby positions. — A mounted rider faces a bull in the arena while handlers and onlookers stand nearby.

1949 Denver fairground arena view with several men crossing the dirt surface near railings and patriotic bunting. — Men cross the arena floor as the bull moves out of frame and spectators watch from the edges.

1949 Denver home-movie frame showing a bull in a fairground arena near a raised platform and clustered spectators. — A bull moves through the arena while men stand near a platform and railings.

1949 Denver frame showing a bull moving through dust in the arena with a man positioned nearby and bunting behind. — The bull kicks up dust as a man stands at a distance inside the arena.

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