Somerset Kentucky USA-1975: A Group Of Older People Having A Picnic At The Park

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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 Having A Picnic At The Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a group of elderly individuals enjoying a sunny day at a park in Somerset, Kentucky. The footage shows older adults, including a woman in a checkered blouse and two men in collared shirts, seated on a green park bench. One man in a light-colored shirt and glasses appears to be speaking or reacting, while another in a tie looks down, possibly at food. The natural, unscripted moments and warm, slightly faded colors evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and everyday life from the mid-1970s.

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: 123239851

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: 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 home-movie requests needing elderly adults socializing outdoors in a Kentucky park or picnic setting.
Period detail: The collared shirts, tie, eyeglasses, green slatted bench, and faded 8mm color may show everyday mid-1970s leisure dress and park seating.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged bench-side interaction as older adults sit close together, glance around, and appear to converse during a picnic outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include older adults, eyeglasses, collared shirts, a tie, a checkered blouse, a green park bench, trees, lawn, and metal swing-frame supports.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, mild color fading, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that reinforce its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life cutaway, or transition into material about aging, family gatherings, parks, or 1970s community leisure.
Historical context: The footage documents older adults in a casual outdoor social setting, offering visual context for everyday park recreation without making broader historical claims.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to any copyright or collection permissions for the film scan.
Research search match: Researchers might find this through searches for 1970s 8mm elderly picnic, Somerset Kentucky park bench, senior retreat home movie, or older adults outdoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Somerset Kentucky 1975 material, then related elderly picnic or park gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older adults sit on a green park bench in Somerset, Kentucky, in 1975 home-movie footage, with trees and lawn behind them. — Older adults seated together on a park bench during an outdoor gathering.

Two older men in collared shirts appear near a park bench in 1975 Somerset, Kentucky home-movie footage, with trees and metal supports behind them. — Older men near a park bench and metal frame in a sunny park setting.

A close, partly cropped 1975 home-movie frame shows older men near a green park bench in Somerset, Kentucky, with grass and trees behind them. — Partly cropped view of older men seated or standing close to a park bench.

An older man in glasses and a light collared shirt stands or sits beside a green park bench in 1975 Somerset, Kentucky park footage. — Older man in glasses near a green bench at the park gathering.

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