Somerset Kentucky USA-1975: Home Movie Footage Of A Garden Party In The Mid

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationSomerset, Kentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 Somerset Kentucky

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Home Movie Footage Of A Garden Party In The Mid — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a quiet garden party in Somerset, Kentucky. An older man in a light shirt and patterned tie sits on a bench beside a woman in a blue patterned dress, while another woman in a floral print dress moves through the foreground. The scene unfolds in a grassy backyard with a house and trees in the background, showcasing authentic mid-20th century suburban life. The footage features natural film grain, warm color tones, and candid interactions, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a family gathering from the 1970s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123239358

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 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: Somerset, Kentucky, 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: Useful for 1970s U.S. home-movie requests needing candid adult social life, backyard gatherings, or family party atmosphere in a documentary or education edit.
Period detail: The clothing, patterned dresses, shirt-and-tie styling, lawn setting, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-1970s domestic gathering as described in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in its small gestures, seated conversation, people turning toward one another, and a camera that observes rather than directs the group.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include older adults, patterned dresses, a light shirt and tie, a grassy yard, trees, a pale house exterior, a bench or lawn seating, and soft garden shade.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, gentle color fading, handheld framing, uneven focus, and exposure shifts that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, family-memory beat, social gathering cutaway, or transition into a sequence about suburban life or aging relatives.
Historical context: The scene shows a quiet backyard social moment among older adults, offering visual context for informal family or community gatherings in 1970s Kentucky.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness review is recommended; copyright, location, and any property permissions should be checked separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1975 8mm home movie garden party, Somerset Kentucky family gathering, older adults in backyard, and 1970s suburban social footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then Somerset or Kentucky footage from 1975, then broader 1970s home-movie garden party or family gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1975 Somerset, Kentucky home-movie footage, a floral-dressed woman stands in the foreground while an older man sits in a grassy yard. — A woman passes close to the camera as an older man sits outdoors at the gathering.

An older man in a light shirt and patterned tie sits beside a woman in a blue dress during a 1975 Somerset backyard gathering. — Two adults sit together in the yard with trees and a house exterior behind them.

A woman holding a small cup stands in a grassy Somerset yard while an older man is seen from behind in 1975 home-movie footage. — The camera catches a woman with a drink as a man stands with his back to the lens.

A woman in a blue patterned dress and an older man seen from behind look away across a Somerset, Kentucky backyard in 1975 footage. — Two adults turn their attention off camera during the quiet garden gathering.

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