Kentucky-1976: Motorcyclist Stopping To Smile For The Camera Behind A Yellow Beetle

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationKentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Kentucky

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Motorcyclist Stopping To Smile For The Camera Behind A... — Clip Details

A motorcyclist in a white helmet and dark jacket stops on a city street in Kentucky in 1976, smiling at the camera. Behind him, a bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle is parked near a building with arched windows. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the rider on a classic motorcycle with a round headlight, capturing a candid moment of 1970s Americana. The scene has a nostalgic, grainy quality with vintage color tones and subtle film grain, evoking a sense of personal memory and retro street life.

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: 125591014

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 1015 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: kentucky derby party
Reel-level year note: 1976-1980
Reel-level location note: kentucky
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Kentucky, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s Americana requests needing a brief city-street insert of a motorcyclist acknowledging a home-movie camera in Kentucky.
Period detail: The yellow Volkswagen Beetle, round motorcycle headlamp, helmet style, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1970s street-life reading.
Home-movie behavior: The rider appears to slow or stop and smile toward the camera, giving the clip an unstaged personal encounter rather than a formal street scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a helmeted motorcyclist, a classic motorcycle, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle, parked cars, arched windows, street paving, and film-edge shadows.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for 1970s travel, street life, motorcycle culture, or personal Americana sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows an everyday urban street moment with a rider, parked cars, and period vehicle styling, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact city or event.
Research note: A visible adult face and Volkswagen branding or vehicle trade dress may require likeness and brand review; copyright status is separate from those permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1976 Kentucky 8mm motorcyclist, yellow Volkswagen Beetle street scene, 1970s home movie motorcycle, and vintage Americana traffic cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Kentucky 1976 street footage, then broader 1970s vehicle, travel, and home-movie Americana scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Kentucky 1976 home-movie footage, a helmeted motorcyclist approaches or pauses on a city street near a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. — Motorcyclist pauses in the street with a yellow Beetle parked behind him.

The rider faces the home-movie camera from his motorcycle, with a yellow Volkswagen Beetle and arched building windows in the background. — Rider turns toward the camera beside a parked yellow Beetle.

A closer, blurred 8mm frame shows the helmeted rider leaning near the motorcycle handlebars, with the yellow Beetle behind him. — Soft close frame of the rider with the Beetle in the background.

The motorcyclist appears to smile toward the camera on a Kentucky street, with parked cars and the yellow Volkswagen Beetle behind him. — Motorcyclist smiles toward the camera during a brief street stop.

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