WWII ERA HOME MOVIE CHEYENNE WYOMING CHEYENNE AIRPORT U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASE RODEO 53834

Shot during WWII, this silent home movie shows the Cheyenne Municipal Airport when it was used as an air base, and scenes shot at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo, as well as scenes shot at an informal gathering of airmen and local gals. The Cheyenne Frontier Days outdoor rodeo and western celebration which is shown, has been running annually since 1897 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The film opens with footage of soldiers or U.S. Army Air Force personnel playing horseshoe (:11) at a corral or ranch. It’s likely a “social“, and local women are visible coyly eyeing the men in uniform (:26). Advertisements for 7-Up and Coca-Cola are viewed in the background (1:05) as one soldier addresses the gathering with a loud speaker. At (1:12), a woman guards the door of the privy or outhouse for a friend. Various shots follow of couples drinking from glass beer bottles and sitting in semi-circles enjoying themselves and smoking tobacco (1:29-2:35). USAAF personnel are then seen operating jeeps (2:39). A female participant tosse