Kenya-1969: Two Brown Elephants Standing In Front Of Bushes One Eating

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

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Two Brown Elephants Standing In Front Of Bushes One Eating — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 shows two brown elephants in a grassy clearing. The foreground elephant stands facing the camera, its trunk slightly curled, while a second elephant grazes behind it near dense green bushes. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, capturing a peaceful moment in the wild. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122661835

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1960s Kenya wildlife archive requests needing short documentary or educational footage of elephants in a natural clearing.
Period detail: The visible cues are mainly the 8mm color home-movie texture and handheld wildlife framing, with the 1969 Kenya setting supported by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view of elephants standing and grazing without staged action or narrated spectacle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two elephants, a grassy clearing, dense green bushes, reddish soil, tree shade, and handheld film framing.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and a steady but handmade camera feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition within a Kenya or African fauna sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects late-1960s amateur travel filming of East African wildlife, showing elephants observed at a respectful distance.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location documentation, and wildlife context should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage African wildlife home movie, and two elephants near bushes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Kenya material, then other 1969 Kenya wildlife clips, then broader vintage elephant or safari footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing two elephants in a grassy clearing, with the foreground elephant facing the camera near dense bushes. — Two elephants stand in a grassy clearing, one facing forward while another remains partly behind it.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame with a foreground elephant facing the camera and a second elephant partly hidden by shrubs. — A foreground elephant stands front-facing as a second elephant lingers near the bushes behind it.

Vintage 8mm Kenya wildlife frame showing two brown elephants close together in a clearing bordered by thick green bushes. — Two elephants remain close together beside thick greenery in the clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of an elephant facing forward, with another elephant partly visible behind it near bushes. — The front elephant faces the camera while the second remains partially obscured behind it.

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