Kansas City Missouri-1959: Couple Enjoys Family Picnic In Park And Eats Corn On The Cob

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationKansas City, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Kansas City Missouri

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Couple Enjoys Family Picnic In Park And Eats Corn On The Cob — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a family picnic in a sun-dappled park. A woman in a checkered shirt eats from a plate while a man in a patterned cap and sunglasses enjoys corn on the cob. The scene features classic 1950s Americana with natural lighting, film grain, and a nostalgic, candid feel. The footage shows a relaxed outdoor meal with trees, a blue trash can, and picnic items, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, nostalgic content, or history projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123142216

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: 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: 1959 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: Kansas City, Missouri, 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: 1959 Kansas City home-movie picnic footage suited for documentary, education, or editorial sequences about midcentury family leisure and outdoor meals.
Period detail: The clothing, patterned cap, metal picnic items, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s home-movie setting, with park details visible but no identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: Adults eat casually at a shaded picnic table, offering unstaged family behavior rather than a posed portrait or formal public event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults eating, corn on the cob, plates, cups, a picnic table, tree shade, a blue trash can, and park ground in the background.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, handheld framing, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print edge darkness that provide authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about family gatherings, summer picnics, or 1950s everyday life.
Historical context: The scene shows a modest outdoor meal in a public park, reflecting family recreation and casual social dining without supporting broader claims about the city or event.
Research note: People are visibly recognizable enough for likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, but copyright and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 8mm family picnic, Kansas City park home movie, midcentury corn on the cob, and vintage outdoor family meal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Kansas City material, then related family picnic, park leisure, or midcentury meal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame showing a woman at a park picnic table eating while picnic items and trees sit behind her. — A woman eats at a shaded picnic table during a family picnic in the park.

A 1959 Kansas City picnic frame shows a woman seated outdoors, eating at a table with plates, cups, trees, and a blue trash can nearby. — The seated woman continues eating at the picnic table beneath tree shade.

Kansas City 1959 home-movie frame of a park picnic with a seated woman, partial adult figure, dishes, cups, and sun-dappled ground. — A partly visible adult sits near the woman as the picnic continues in the park.

A 1959 Kansas City park picnic frame shows a man wearing sunglasses and a patterned cap eating corn on the cob, with another adult nearby. — A man in sunglasses eats corn on the cob during the shaded outdoor picnic.

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