Horseback riders cross an open field.
1973 · Colorado, United States
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Visitors approach a red rock hillside with crosses — Colorado, 1973
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- 1973
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Visitors walk near shrubs and boulders below a red rock formation with three wooden crosses visible on the hillside in Colorado footage from 1973.
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Colorado USA-1973: People Riding Horses Across Field with Red Rock Formation
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Source format: Super 8.
Browse the collection: 1973 Colorado.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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Source reel 1382
Reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Year note: 1973
Location note: colorado springs
Period detail
The visible clothing, casual tourist movement, horseback outing, and saturated 8mm color may show early-1970s leisure travel consistent with the supplied 1973 metadata.
Film character
The footage has soft 8mm grain, handheld framing, uneven exposure, gate edges, and purple-green color shifts that read as physical home-movie texture.
Historical context
The scenes reflect recreational outdoor tourism and casual sightseeing in Colorado without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site or event.
Research note
People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
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