Kentucky-1976: Two Horses Racing On Dirt Track On Color Television Set

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

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Two Horses Racing On Dirt Track On Color Television Set — Clip Details

KENTUCKY-1976: Vintage 8mm home movie footage shows two horses racing on a dirt track, viewed through the curved screen of an old color television set. The image displays a distinct purple-blue color cast and film grain, with motion blur capturing the speed of the race. The television's dark casing frames the scene, emphasizing the nostalgic, archival quality of this 1970s home recording. The footage captures the excitement of horse racing as seen through a classic TV monitor, evoking a sense of retro Americana and personal memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125592507

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s archival requests needing home-movie footage of televised horse racing, period TV viewing, or Kentucky sporting culture as a documentary insert.
Period detail: The curved color television screen, dark set casing, purple-blue cast, and 8mm texture point to a mid-1970s home viewing context supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged home-movie act of filming a live televised race, including the screen edge and blur rather than a clean broadcast capture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark television cabinet, curved color screen, dirt racetrack lanes, two racing horses, blurred spectators, blue-purple light, and 8mm frame grain.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, color shift, screen flicker, and motion blur that read as physical-film evidence of a home-recorded television moment.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, memory beat, or transition for horse racing, 1970s television, sports fandom, or mediated home viewing.
Historical context: The scene shows horse racing experienced through a household color television, reflecting how sporting events entered domestic space without implying a specific broadcast or venue.
Research note: Review is advised for broadcast copyright and any likeness concerns from tiny spectators or riders; no visible brand mark is clear in these stills.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970s 8mm home movie television horse race, Kentucky racing on color TV, vintage sports broadcast screen, and Super 8 racing cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Kentucky 1976 footage, then broader 1970s television, horse racing, sports, and home-viewing themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Kentucky home-movie frame of a color television showing horses on a dirt racetrack with blue-purple cast and blurred spectators. — Two racehorses appear on a curved television screen framed by a dark TV cabinet.

Color TV view of a horse race in Kentucky, 1976, with the dark set casing visible and spectators blurred along the track. — A horse race is seen through the rounded screen of a vintage color television.

8mm frame of a 1976 Kentucky television horse race, with motion blur, screen flicker, and a dark TV frame visible. — Motion blur emphasizes the speed of the televised race on the old color set.

Final 1976 Kentucky home-movie frame shows horses on a televised dirt track, with strong screen glare and purple-blue film color. — The race continues across the TV screen, partly washed by bright screen glare.

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