Colorado Springs Colorado-1973: Illustrated Cowboy Holding a Rodeo Advertising Sign

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

rodeo promotion
western imagery
local events
public advertising
1970s motoring
visitor observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Near eye level, facing the display
Setting: outdoor · Roadside or parking area with buildings, trees and a distant mountain ridge
Time and weather: Daytime · Likely summer · Partly cloudy
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright highlights and shaded foliage
People: 0 · No live people are clearly visible; the prominent cowboy is a painted illustration.
Vehicles: light-colored station wagon · dark passenger car · other parked passenger cars
Objects: rodeo advertising display · painted cowboy cutout · illustrated cowboy hat · sign supports · trees · multi-story buildings · mountain ridge · clouds
Readable signs: 33rd ANNUAL · PIKES PEAK · OR BUST · RODEO · AUGUST · 8-11
Colors: purple-blue · cream · brown · dark green · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The cowboy display and readable rodeo advertisement fill the center of the shot.
Small framing shifts retain the sign, parked cars and buildings.
The camera continues holding on the raised-arm cowboy illustration and event dates.

Illustrated Cowboy Holding a Rodeo Advertising Sign — Clip Details

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 1973 home movie footage shows a large illustrated cowboy holding a Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo advertising sign. The lettering announces the 33rd annual event and August 8–11 dates above the figure's raised arms. Parked cars, leafy trees, pale buildings and a distant mountain ridge fill the background. A single handheld shot holds on the display with slight shifts in framing.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004175

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 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: Colorado Springs, Colorado, 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: Supports requests for 1973 Colorado Springs event advertising, western imagery and documentary introductions to rodeo coverage.
Period detail: The illustrated cowboy, bold painted lettering, station wagon and surrounding passenger cars provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's camera pauses on an eye-catching public display, with small handheld shifts preserving an informal sightseeing perspective.
What appears in frame: A raised-arm cowboy illustration stands beneath event lettering, with parked cars, leafy trees, pale buildings, a mountain ridge and clouds behind it.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, dark specks, a purple-blue cast and slight framing movement characterize the projected-film transfer.
Edit role: Works as a readable establishing insert before arena action or a cutaway connecting rodeo coverage to its public promotion.
Historical context: The advertised 33rd annual edition and August 8–11 dates correspond to the documented 1973 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
Research note: No live faces are discernible; footage copyright is separate from any rights in the illustrated advertisement, event identity and depicted property.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo advertising, Pikes Peak or Bust signage and small-gauge home movie footage of western displays.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's marching band, mounted flags and arena action, then other 1973 Colorado Springs material, followed by western event advertising.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Colorado Springs rodeo display showing a blue-shirted cowboy beneath Pikes Peak or Bust lettering, with parked cars and clouds behind. — The illustrated cowboy holds a sign advertising the 33rd annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, August 8–11.
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Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo advertisement in Colorado Springs, 1973, with the cowboy's broad hat centered below the event name. — A light-colored station wagon sits behind the cowboy display beneath the readable rodeo advertisement.
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1973 Colorado Springs event sign announcing the 33rd annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, backed by buildings and a distant mountain ridge. — The edition number and August 8–11 dates identify the advertised 1973 event.
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A raised-arm cowboy cutout fronts the 1973 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo sign in Colorado Springs, with cars and pale buildings beyond. — The closing view retains the cowboy illustration, bold event lettering and surrounding parking area.
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