Somerset Kentucky USA-1975: Seniors Eating Sandwiches During Communal Picnic

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

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Seniors Eating Sandwiches During Communal Picnic — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1975, this vintage home movie captures a group of seniors enjoying a communal picnic outdoors in Somerset, Kentucky. The footage shows elderly individuals seated at a table in a grassy, wooded area, eating sandwiches and conversing. One woman wears a blue patterned blouse, another a dark jacket with a red necklace, and a man in a light purple shirt rests his chin on his hand. The scene is bathed in natural daylight, with visible film grain and color fading characteristic of Super 8 footage. This authentic slice of Americana offers nostalgic, archival material for documentaries, historical projects, and retro-themed content.

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: 123239934

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 requests needing 1970s home-movie footage of older adults at an outdoor communal picnic or senior retreat in Kentucky.
Period detail: The clothing, tableware, soft color stock, and visible 8mm handling may show mid-1970s casual gathering details rather than a staged event.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unposed eating, looking, and quiet conversation among older adults seated closely around a picnic table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seniors at a picnic table, sandwiches, plates, a condiment jar, cups, trees, grass, and a small outbuilding in the background.
Film character: The clip has grain, mild color fading, soft focus, handheld framing, and contact-print instability typical of scanned small-gauge home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for aging, community meals, family gatherings, or regional Americana.
Historical context: The scene documents an informal outdoor meal among older adults, with social interaction centered on shared food in a wooded picnic setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and a labeled condiment jar appears, so likeness and brand review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1975 Somerset Kentucky senior picnic, 8mm elderly people eating outdoors, and vintage home movie communal luncheon.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Somerset Kentucky 1975 material, then broader 1970s senior gatherings or picnic meal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older adults at a Somerset, Kentucky picnic table in 1975, eating and sitting in a wooded grassy area. — Seniors sit around an outdoor picnic table during a communal meal.

A man in a light purple shirt rests his chin on his hand at a 1975 Somerset picnic table with food and a condiment jar nearby. — A seated man looks toward the camera during the outdoor picnic meal.

A soft handheld frame shows a man at the picnic table with plates, food, and a labeled jar in the wooded Somerset gathering. — The home-movie camera frames food and seated seniors from across the table.

A woman in a dark jacket and red earrings turns toward a man at the 1975 Somerset outdoor picnic table. — Two seniors face one another beside plates and food at the picnic table.

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