Colorado Springs Colorado-1973: Mounted Flag Bearers and Colorful Riders Passing an Arena Rail

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

rodeo ceremony
equestrian procession
Western dress
patriotic display
public gathering
spectatorship
regional recreation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Spectator-level view across the arena rail
Setting: outdoor · Dirt rodeo arena with a covered spectator grandstand and trees beyond
Time and weather: daytime · summer · Cloudy sky with daylight
Lighting: Natural daylight with deep shade beneath the grandstand
People: 60 · Approximately 60 discernible riders and spectators, with additional indistinct people in the shaded stands; participants wear cowboy hats, bright long-sleeved shirts and trousers.
Animals: horses
Landmarks: Penrose Stadium
Objects: American flag · white rodeo banner · other procession flags · flagpoles · cowboy hats · Western saddles · saddle blankets · bridles · reins · metal arena rail · covered grandstand
Readable signs: RODEO
Colors: brown · blue · red · white · green · violet
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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An American flag and white rodeo banner pass above the nearest mounted participants.
A blue-shirted rider crosses the foreground as the large American flag reaches the right edge.
Riders in turquoise and red pass the rail while more horses move across the arena.
White-shirted participants and a red-shirted rider continue through the foreground.

Mounted Flag Bearers and Colorful Riders Passing an... — Clip Details

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1973 home movie footage shows mounted flag bearers passing close to the camera in a dirt rodeo arena. A large American flag and a white rodeo banner move across the foreground, followed by riders in bright shirts and cowboy hats. More horses circle beyond the metal rail, with spectators beneath a covered grandstand. The continuous handheld view stays near the arena fence.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004178

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People visible: Yes
Minors 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 documentary and museum requests for 1973 Colorado rodeo ceremonies, mounted flag bearers and spectators watching a Western arena event.
Period detail: Bright long-sleeved Western shirts, cowboy hats, patterned saddle blankets and the covered grandstand provide visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays beside the spectator rail as participants pass close enough for horses, flags and clothing to briefly dominate the view.
What appears in frame: An American flag, a white rodeo banner, colorful riders, saddled horses, metal rails and a shaded grandstand occupy successive layers of the frame.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, small specks, a violet cast and slight handheld movement give the projected small-gauge film its visible archival texture.
Edit role: Works as an active ceremony insert between a venue introduction and competitive rodeo action.
Historical context: The mounted procession connects national flags and Western riding dress with the public ceremony surrounding the documented 1973 rodeo.
Research note: Copyright licensing is separate from likeness and venue permissions; riders and spectators appear, but faces are soft and no release status is supplied.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1973 Colorado Springs rodeo home movies, Penrose Stadium mounted processions and American flags carried on horseback.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel’s rodeo display, brass band and baton performers, then its arena events, followed by other 1973 Colorado Springs material and mounted ceremonies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Mounted flag bearers pass the rail at Penrose Stadium, Colorado Springs, in 1973, with a large American flag, white banner and yellow-shirted rider. — A large American flag and white rodeo banner lead the foreground activity beside the arena fence.
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A blue-shirted rider passes beneath an American flag during the 1973 mounted procession at Penrose Stadium in Colorado Springs. — A blue-shirted participant rides past as the American flag moves toward the right edge.
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Turquoise- and red-clad riders pass the spectator rail at Penrose Stadium, Colorado Springs, during the 1973 rodeo procession. — Bright riding clothes and patterned saddle blankets stand out against the dirt arena and shaded stands.
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White-shirted participants and a red-shirted rider continue past the fence at the 1973 Penrose Stadium rodeo in Colorado Springs. — Successive horses and riders continue across the foreground as the mounted procession fills the arena.
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