Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Cowboy Roping A Calf At Frontier Days Rodeo

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Cheyenne Wyoming

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Cowboy Roping A Calf At Frontier Days Rodeo — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage footage captures a rodeo event at Cheyenne Frontier Days. A rider on horseback attempts to rope a calf in the dusty arena, with spectators filling the stands under a green-tinted sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie evokes a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-century Americana. The camera remains stationary, observing the action from the crowd's perspective, with the top of a spectator's head visible in the foreground. The scene is a classic example of 1960s Western entertainment, preserving a moment of rural tradition and community celebration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125291424

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 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: Cheyenne, Wyoming, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing visitor-shot rodeo footage from Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming.
Period detail: The arena fencing, crowded grandstand, horseback rider, and visible Cheyenne signage support a mid-century public rodeo setting in 1961.
Home-movie behavior: The stationary crowd-level view, with spectators' heads in the foreground, preserves the experience of watching the rodeo from the stands.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dirt arena, white rail fencing, a rider on horseback, a calf or small animal, packed stands, announcer booth, and Cheyenne signage.
Film character: The 8mm scan has green-blue color shift, soft focus, gate edges, dust specks, and uneven exposure that identify it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Western entertainment, summer travel, or community-event sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows rodeo as a public spectator event, with crowds gathered around an arena to watch horseback roping action.
Research note: People and signage are visible, so copyright review is separate from likeness, venue, trademark, and editorial-use considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Cheyenne Wyoming rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days home movie, 8mm calf roping, and 1960s Western arena footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel rodeo shots, then other 1961 Cheyenne footage, then broader 1960s rodeo or Western Americana material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Cheyenne rodeo arena seen from the stands, with distant fencing, crowd seating, and spectator silhouettes in the foreground. — A crowd-level view looks across the rodeo arena toward the grandstand.

Rider on horseback moves through the Cheyenne rodeo arena as a calf runs near the rail, with spectators and signage in the background. — A rider pursues a calf in front of the crowded Cheyenne rodeo stands.

Cheyenne rodeo action continues in the arena, partly obscured by a foreground spectator's head and framed by grandstands and rail fencing. — The home-movie camera holds from the stands as roping action continues in the arena.

Soft 8mm frame of the Cheyenne rodeo arena, with a foreground spectator, white fencing, distant rider, crowd, and signage. — A distant rider and arena fence remain visible as the short rodeo scene ends.

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