Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: An Old Time Rodeo Event About To Commence

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

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An Old Time Rodeo Event About To Commence — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Wyoming. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows cowboys on horseback competing in the arena, with spectators filling the stands under a cloudy sky. A large 'Frontier Days' sign is visible above the grandstand, and the perspective from the audience includes the back of a spectator's hat in the foreground. The film's characteristic 8mm texture and slight motion blur evoke a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American sporting event.

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: 125291470

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 educational edits needing visitor-shot 8mm coverage of a Wyoming rodeo arena and grandstand crowd.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century rodeo seating, arena fencing, cowboy riders, spectator hats, and a visible Cheyenne Frontier Days grandstand sign supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an audience member's home-movie viewpoint, with hats and heads partly blocking the arena as the camera watches the rodeo from the stands.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horseback riders, arena rails, packed grandstands, spectator hats in the foreground, cloudy sky, and Cheyenne Frontier Days signage.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical-film character of the original home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief rodeo insert, crowd cutaway, transition into Western sports material, or memory beat for mid-century travel footage.
Historical context: The footage visually places spectators and riders in a public rodeo setting, offering social context for leisure, sport, and regional pageantry in Cheyenne.
Research note: People and recognizable event signage are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark, venue, and editorial-use considerations separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Cheyenne Frontier Days 8mm, Wyoming rodeo home movie, vintage rodeo crowd, cowboys on horseback, and 1960s Western sporting event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1961 Cheyenne or Wyoming footage, then with rodeo, county fair, horseback sport, or Western travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Cheyenne rodeo view from the audience, with riders in the arena, crowded grandstand, and a foreground spectator partially blocking the frame. — Audience-level view of riders in the arena below the grandstand.

Audience-shot 8mm frame from Cheyenne, Wyoming, showing a spectator silhouette in front of the rodeo arena and crowded stands. — A spectator's head frames the distant arena action and filled stands.

Cheyenne Frontier Days arena view with a foreground spectator hat, distant fencing, and crowded stands visible through faded 8mm color. — Foreground hats and arena fencing emphasize the home-movie audience perspective.

Faded 8mm view of the Cheyenne Frontier Days grandstand area, with signage above the crowd and arena fencing in the foreground. — Cheyenne Frontier Days signage appears above the arena and packed seating.

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