Kentucky-1976: Three Middle-Aged Men Discussing in Front of a Camera

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

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Three Middle-Aged Men Discussing in Front of a Camera — Clip Details

KENTUCKY-1976: A vintage 8mm home movie captures three middle-aged men in a casual indoor setting, their faces illuminated by a strong blue-purple light. One man with curly hair and a mustache wears a light-colored collared shirt, while another in a dark t-shirt with 'HELLO' printed on it holds a microphone. They appear to be engaged in a conversation or interview, with expressions shifting from serious to smiling. The footage shows natural film grain and color distortion typical of Super 8 home movies from the mid-1970s, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 125592399

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1970s Kentucky home-movie footage of adults in a casual indoor interview or conversation setting.
Period detail: The clothing, handheld microphone, interior woodwork, and blue-purple 8mm color cast may show a mid-1970s informal gathering or recorded conversation.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged exchange, with men looking toward the camera, smiling, talking, and reacting as if part of a casual home interview.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, a handheld microphone, a dark shirt reading HELLO, light collared shirts, interior doors or paneling, curtains, and strong window light.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, and blue-purple color shift that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for informal 1970s conversation, amateur recording, or family-documentary sequences.
Historical context: The clip shows social interaction in a private indoor space, suggesting casual recording practices around a small gathering rather than a formal broadcast interview.
Research note: Faces, a readable shirt word, and private interior details are visible, so likeness, trademark or text, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1976 Kentucky home movie interview, 1970s men talking indoors, Super 8 family gathering, or vintage handheld microphone conversation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Kentucky 1976 interiors, then broader 1970s home-movie clips of adults talking or being interviewed.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Kentucky 8mm frame of two adult men indoors, one facing the camera in a light collared shirt and another beside him in a dark HELLO shirt. — Two men stand close together indoors as the camera catches the start of a casual exchange.

1976 Kentucky home-movie frame showing men in conversation indoors, including a man in a dark HELLO shirt holding a small microphone. — A man in a dark shirt holds a microphone while two other men stand nearby in the interior room.

1976 Kentucky 8mm frame of a smiling man in a light collared shirt holding a microphone during an indoor home-movie conversation. — The man in the collared shirt smiles with the microphone as others react around him.

1976 Kentucky home-movie frame with a smiling mustached man holding a microphone as another man in a dark HELLO shirt stands beside him. — The exchange turns lighter as the microphone is held between the smiling men indoors.

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