[Henry Sturgis Dennison--home movies] Reel 65

Date1928

Can DescriptionsLabel: 'Rodeo, Best, Cheyenne.'

Viewing NotesDVD slate: Reel 65. Rodeo, Cheyenne, 1928. Overall, footage lacks contrast. Man on bucking horse, second view, man falls off horse. Various views bucking horses. Clown with baby piglet. Washed out image of steer roping. In foreground, man on fence holds onto guywire. He is wearing a tie. Calf roping, man in white shirt ties calf's feet, turns it over. Men on bucking horses. more views. Sign "Baseball" in foreground. News camera in foreground. Man on bull. Man in feathers in foreground mumps on horse. Slow motion, briefly. Chasing calf on horses, roping calf. Multiple instances. More rodeo riding and people falling off horses and staying on bulls. Some scenes out of focus. Wrestling steer. Signs in foreground on rail: San Luis Valley. Wide shot, camera has moved. A lot of ground in view. Returns to opening shot. Man on horse, horse falls to ground, people come to help. Planes in air. Return to riding competition. Wyoming State Fair sign in foreground. News camera, hand cranked in foreground. Would be hard to identify individuals. Man holds hat in hand, stays on horse. Low angle shot of roping after animal is dragged along ground. More instances. Horse tries to escape, lies on ground, various horses pulling away.

Creator

• Henry Sturgis Dennison

• Henry Sturgis Dennison