Somerset Kentucky USA-1975: A Group Of Older People Chatting And Eating An Outdoor Picnic

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

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A Group Of Older People Chatting And Eating An Outdoor... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a group of older adults enjoying a picnic outdoors in Somerset, Kentucky. Men and women in casual 1970s attire—patterned shirts, collared shirts, and glasses—sit around a table laden with food, chatting and eating. The scene unfolds in a sun-dappled grassy area with trees in the background, conveying a warm, nostalgic atmosphere of community and leisure. The footage features natural film grain and color saturation typical of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 123239626

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 older adults sharing an outdoor picnic meal in a community or family setting.
Period detail: The clothing, eyeglasses, tableware and soft 8mm color support a mid-1970s domestic outdoor gathering, consistent with the Somerset, Kentucky metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged meal conversation, with seated adults eating, drinking and turning toward one another around a picnic table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include older adults, plates of food, cups, a glass pitcher, bottled condiment or drink container, trees, lawn and picnic-table seating.
Film character: The footage has home-movie grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and muted color that give the picnic scene a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat or social-life cutaway for aging, community, family meals or rural leisure in the 1970s.
Historical context: The scene documents an informal outdoor meal among older adults, showing everyday social interaction rather than a public event or identified institution.
Research note: Visible faces and a small visible product label require likeness and brand review, separate from any copyright assessment for the footage itself.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1975 Kentucky picnic, 8mm older adults eating outdoors, 1970s home movie meal and Somerset Kentucky senior gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Somerset or 1975 Kentucky home movies, then broader 1970s picnic, senior gathering and outdoor meal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older adults at an outdoor picnic table in Somerset, Kentucky, in 1975, with food, cups and trees behind them. — Older adults sit together at a picnic table with food and drinks in a wooded lawn setting.

Older adults at a 1975 Somerset, Kentucky outdoor picnic, with plates, drinks and trees in the background. — A seated group eats and talks during an outdoor picnic, with plates and drinks on the table.

Older adults continue eating at an outdoor picnic table in Somerset, Kentucky, with soft 8mm color and visible tableware. — Women and a man sit around the picnic table as food, cups and a pitcher remain visible.

Three older adults at a 1975 Somerset, Kentucky picnic, seated beside a large tree with plates and cups on the table. — Three older adults sit beside a tree during the picnic, holding food and facing the table.

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