Cheyenne Wyoming-1961: Cowboy Riding Bucking Bronco At Rodeo

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

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Cowboy Riding Bucking Bronco At Rodeo — Clip Details

CHEYENNE WYOMING-1961: A young cowboy in a white shirt and jeans rides a powerful bucking bronco in a dusty rodeo arena. The horse rears and twists violently as the rider struggles to maintain his seat. Spectators fill the bleachers in the background, watching intently. Other riders on calm horses and rodeo personnel stand ready in the arena. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic vintage motion, capturing the raw energy and danger of a classic American rodeo event.

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: 125291520

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational sequences needing authentic home-movie rodeo action from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1960s rodeo dress, open bleachers, mounted arena staff, and an outdoor dirt arena consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from the spectator side, giving the scene the feeling of a visitor recording a brief, unpredictable rodeo ride rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bucking horse, mounted cowboys, arena workers, railings, bleachers, spectators, dust, and the dark edges of the 8mm frame.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, color fading, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short rodeo insert, Western Americana cutaway, sports-risk beat, or transition into a sequence about public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents spectators and rodeo personnel gathered around a bronco ride, offering visual context for mid-century American rodeo culture without identifying individuals.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status, though no logos or private property are apparent in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Cheyenne Wyoming rodeo footage, 8mm bucking bronco home movie, vintage cowboy arena scene, and archival horse riding clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Cheyenne 1961 material, then broader rodeo, cowboy, horse, and Western Americana footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Cheyenne rodeo view of a bronco ride in a dirt arena, with mounted cowboys, railings, and spectators visible beyond the action. — A rider stays on a bucking horse as mounted rodeo personnel watch from the arena.

A bronco bucks near the rail during the Cheyenne, Wyoming rodeo, with the rider leaning forward and spectators visible in the foreground. — The bronco twists near the rail while the rider tries to keep balance.

Home-movie view across a Cheyenne rodeo arena, showing a horse near the rail, rodeo personnel, mounted riders, and a crowd in the stands. — Arena workers and mounted riders gather as the action moves along the rail.

Cheyenne rodeo arena after the main action, with mounted cowboys, arena staff, railings, bleachers, and foreground spectators in soft 8mm color. — Mounted rodeo personnel regroup in the arena as spectators continue watching.

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