Kenya-1969: Baby Elephant Munching on Leaves

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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Baby Elephant Munching on Leaves — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 shows a young elephant walking across a grassy field with dense green foliage in the background. The elephant, its skin coated in reddish-brown dust, moves steadily while munching on leaves it holds in its trunk. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including grain, slight motion blur, and dark vertical borders from the projector gate. This authentic archival clip captures a natural moment in the wild with warm, nostalgic color tones and a sense of candid observation.

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: 122661587

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 Africa wildlife requests needing 8mm home-movie footage of a young elephant feeding and walking in a natural setting.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color, gate borders, grain, and handheld framing consistent with the supplied 1969 Kenya metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational visitor-shot feel, holding on the elephant as it moves and feeds without staged action or visible human direction.
What appears in frame: A dusty young elephant, leafy branches in its trunk, grassy ground, dense green foliage, strong sunlight, deep shadows, and dark film-gate borders are visible.
Film character: The clip carries physical 8mm texture through visible grain, warm color, soft focus, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and dark vertical frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, natural-history transition, or quiet archival beat within a Kenya or elephant sequence.
Historical context: As home-movie footage, it documents a mid-century tourist or amateur view of African wildlife rather than a formal scientific or news record.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any wildlife-location or collection-specific permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, baby elephant feeding, vintage safari home movie, and archival African wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife footage, then broader vintage elephant or safari home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a young dusty elephant walking across grass near dense green foliage. — A young elephant moves through a grassy area with foliage behind it.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a young elephant carrying leafy branches in its trunk while walking through grass. — The elephant walks forward with leaves held near its mouth.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing the young elephant turning slightly toward the camera, trunk lowered, with brush in the background. — The elephant turns as it continues moving through the clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of a young elephant facing near camera, holding leafy branches against dense green vegetation. — The elephant faces forward with leaves gathered in its trunk.

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