Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Cowboys Riding Horses At A Rodeo On A Cloudy Day

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

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Cowboys Riding Horses At A Rodeo On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage footage captures a lively rodeo event in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Riders on horseback navigate the dusty arena under a cloudy sky, with spectators filling the grandstands. Cowboys in traditional attire guide their horses through the competition, while others prepare for their turn. The grainy, green-tinted image and film scratches evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the early 1960s. This archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-century American Western culture and community gatherings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125291499

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

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 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

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: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing authentic home-movie rodeo footage from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Period detail: The grandstand signage, western clothing, horseback arena action and 8mm color look support the 1961 Cheyenne rodeo context in the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator viewpoint from the stands, watching riders, horses and arena activity as a public event unfolds without staging for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders, horses, a dusty rodeo arena, grandstands, spectators, event signage, cloudy sky and foreground heads.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm texture with grain, green color shift, handheld framing, edge vignetting and fluctuating exposure.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition or cutaway for mid-century rodeo, Western sport or community recreation sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows public rodeo spectatorship and horseback competition as part of a visible Western community gathering in early 1960s Wyoming.
Research note: People and signage are visible, so likeness, trademark or venue-identification review may be needed separate from copyright licensing.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Cheyenne rodeo home movie, 8mm Wyoming rodeo footage, cowboys riding horses, and mid-century Western sports.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1961 Cheyenne material, then broader rodeo, horseback riding or American West recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Cheyenne, Wyoming rodeo view with riders on horseback in a dusty arena before crowded grandstands. — Riders and horses move through the rodeo arena in front of the grandstand.

Home-movie view of the Cheyenne rodeo arena with mounted riders, nearby horses and spectators in the stands. — A cluster of riders and horses appears near the foreground while the grandstand watches.

Wide 8mm frame of riders moving across the Cheyenne rodeo arena with grandstands and Frontier Days signage visible. — Mounted riders cross the arena as the crowd fills the stands behind them.

Cheyenne rodeo home-movie frame showing horseback activity in the arena with crowded grandstands in the background. — Riders continue through the arena while spectators watch from the covered stands.

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