Kenya-1969: Three African Elephants Standing in Dark Silhouette Against Blue Sky and Clouds

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Three African Elephants Standing in Dark Silhouette... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Kenya in 1969 captures a striking silhouette of three African elephants standing on a hilltop against a soft blue sky with scattered clouds. The elephants are shown in profile, their massive forms rendered as dark shadows, with one appearing to be a younger calf. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including grain, slight color fading, and natural vignetting around the edges, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic home movie clip offers a timeless glimpse into wildlife observation from the late 1960s.

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: 122661128

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 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: Kenya 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

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 1960s East African wildlife archive requests needing a brief, atmospheric animal silhouette for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The visible period clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie color, grain, vignetting, and metadata-supported Kenya 1969 context rather than identifiable landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor-shot wildlife observation, holding on the elephants from a distant vantage point without staging or direct interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three elephant silhouettes, a smaller animal-like form at left, a ridge line, dark foreground brush, pale blue sky, clouds, and frame-edge vignetting.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and dark silhouetting that preserves the physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, opening atmosphere, or reflective cutaway within a Kenya travel, conservation, or memory sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents wildlife viewing in Kenya through a late-1960s home-movie lens, while the frames do not identify a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or readable property markers are visible, but copyright, archive source permissions, and any location-based use questions still require review.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, African elephant silhouettes, vintage safari home movies, East African wildlife footage, and blue-sky animal cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife footage, then broader 1960s East African safari or animal-observation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing three African elephants in dark silhouette on a ridge against blue sky and clouds. — Three elephants appear as dark silhouettes along a ridge, with brush and sky framing the scene.

The elephants hold their positions in profile, their shapes dark against the pale sky.

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing three elephants clustered in silhouette, with a smaller form at left and clouded blue sky behind. — The group of elephants stands close together, partly framed by dark vegetation at the edges.

Final Kenya 1969 frame with three elephant silhouettes on the ridge, dark foreground brush, and soft blue sky with clouds. — The silhouetted elephants remain on the ridge as the shot ends, with clouds and film grain visible in the sky.

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