Denver Colorado-1949: Rider in Red Shirt Falls Off Bucking Bull at Rodeo

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

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Rider in Red Shirt Falls Off Bucking Bull at Rodeo — Clip Details

DENVER COLORADO-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a rodeo event at a dusty arena. A rider in a red shirt struggles to stay mounted on a bucking bull, eventually falling as the animal twists violently. Spectators watch from bleachers in the background, and other figures are visible in the arena. The footage shows classic 1940s film grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, offering authentic archival footage of American Western sports.

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: 124751901

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Denver rodeo home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial projects needing an authentic bull-riding fall in a public arena.
Period detail: The open dirt arena, bleachers, arena helpers, and faded 8mm color support a late-1940s rodeo setting, with Denver and 1949 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the rider as the bull bucks and the fall unfolds rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bucking bull, rider in a red shirt, dusty arena floor, arena helpers, low railings, bleachers, and spectators in the background.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm detail, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief action insert, rodeo cutaway, Western sports transition, or memory beat about mid-century public recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows rodeo as a spectator event in a public arena, with the crowd watching from bleachers while handlers remain near the action.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1949 Denver rodeo 8mm, vintage bull riding fall, 1940s Colorado arena, and home movie Western sports footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Denver or 1949 footage, then broader rodeo, Western sports, arena crowd, or animal-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1949 Denver rodeo footage, a rider in a red shirt leans off a bucking bull while spectators sit beyond the arena rail. — The rider starts to slip as the bull twists in the dusty arena.

The rider is still mounted on the bucking bull in the Denver rodeo arena, with spectators and railings visible in the background. — The bull carries the rider across the arena before the fall.

The rider is thrown low beside the bucking bull in the 1949 Denver arena while several figures stand at a cautious distance. — The rider drops from the bull as arena helpers watch nearby.

After the fall, the bull remains in the Denver rodeo arena while nearby figures keep distance on the dusty ground. — After the fall, the bull remains loose in the arena as people stand nearby.

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