Kenya-1969: Two Elephants And A Cub In The Savannah Eating And Interacting With

$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.

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Two Elephants And A Cub In The Savannah Eating And... — Clip Details

Silhouetted elephants stand against a soft purple sky in this vintage 8mm home movie from Kenya, 1969. The iconic silhouette of two adult elephants and a smaller calf is captured in profile, their forms dark against the twilight horizon. The grainy, nostalgic quality of the film stock and subtle film burn show the authentic texture of archival Super 8 footage. The elephants appear to be grazing or moving slowly across the savannah, with faint outlines of vegetation visible at the bottom of the frame. This rare, unedited moment of wildlife in its natural habitat offers a timeless glimpse into African safari life during 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: 122661145

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: This clip fits 1960s Kenya wildlife or safari-era documentary edits needing a brief silhouetted elephant family scene from original 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the 8mm color film texture, soft exposure, and metadata-supported 1969 Kenya setting rather than identifiable landmarks or dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The framing feels like a visitor-shot safari observation, holding on distant animals as they feed or move slowly without staged action.
What appears in frame: The frames show two adult elephants, a smaller calf, a dark ridge line, low vegetation, a pale purple sky, and vertical film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight color shift, and contact-print framing that support its physical 8mm archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, quiet transition, or reflective memory beat within a Kenya travel, safari, or conservation sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents an observed elephant group in open habitat, but it does not by itself identify a park, reserve, migration route, or specific conservation event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, though copyright status, source permissions, and wildlife-location context should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage safari home movie, silhouetted elephants with calf, and African wildlife archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Kenya 1969 safari material, and then with broader vintage wildlife or elephant-family scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1969 Kenya 8mm footage, two adult elephants and a smaller calf appear in silhouette near low vegetation. — Two adult elephants and a calf are silhouetted along the horizon.

The elephant group holds in profile with the calf separated slightly to the left.

A 1969 Kenya home-movie frame shows silhouetted adult elephants close together and a smaller calf near the left vegetation. — Adult elephants overlap in silhouette while the calf stays low on the ridge.

An adult elephant remains in profile as the smaller calf stays near the slope.

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