Elkhart Illinois USA-1964: Men Conversing at Picnic Table with Classic Cars

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationElkhart, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Conversing at Picnic Table with Classic Cars — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a casual outdoor gathering in Elkhart, Illinois. A table is set with coffee cups, a thermos, and a paper umbrella, suggesting a picnic or community event. A man in a blue and white plaid shirt and suspenders sits at the table, engaged in conversation with another man in a white t-shirt. Classic American cars from the era are visible in the background, adding to the authentic mid-century Americana feel. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the 1960s.

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: 123991557

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: 1964 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: Elkhart, Illinois, 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 1960s Illinois home-movie requests needing casual adult conversation, outdoor community gathering atmosphere, and mid-century cars as editorial context.
Period detail: The clip shows classic American cars, plaid short-sleeve clothing, a metal thermos, coffee cups, and picnic-table items consistent with the stated 1964 setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged exchange between men at a table, filmed from close range with the informal timing of a family or community home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a picnic table, coffee cups, a thermos, a paper umbrella, parked cars, tree trunks, and food-service containers.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of a home-movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, conversational cutaway, transition beat, or visual memory cue for mid-century rural or small-town social life.
Historical context: The footage documents an outdoor social setting where adults gather around a refreshment table while automobiles and trees frame the background.
Research note: Faces and possible product or vehicle identifiers are visible, so likeness, trademark, and contextual clearance should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 8mm Illinois picnic gathering, men talking at table, classic cars in background, and mid-century home movie social scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Elkhart 1964 material, then broader 1960s outdoor gatherings, picnics, and classic-car context.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Elkhart, Illinois home-movie frame showing a refreshment table with cups, a thermos, a paper umbrella, and classic cars behind it. — A refreshment table sits in front of parked mid-century cars at an outdoor gathering.

Outdoor Elkhart, Illinois scene with tabletop refreshments and classic cars visible behind, filmed in 1964 on 8mm stock. — Refreshment items and a paper umbrella appear on a table with cars parked behind.

An older man in a blue plaid shirt sits at a picnic table during a 1964 Elkhart outdoor gathering, with cars and trees behind him. — A seated man turns at the picnic table during a casual outdoor conversation.

Two adult men appear in conversation at an outdoor table in Elkhart, Illinois, with cups, trees, and classic cars visible in the 1964 home movie frame. — Two men talk across a picnic table as cars and trees fill the background.

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