Kenya-1969: Three Elephants in Grassy Clearing

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Three Elephants in Grassy Clearing — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 shows three brown elephants standing in a grassy clearing near dense green foliage. The elephants, with visible tusks and textured skin, appear calm and alert, turning their heads slightly as they observe the camera. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, capturing a candid moment of wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic 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: 122661851

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s East African wildlife or safari-era documentary edits needing a brief, observational elephant cutaway from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, handheld framing, and Kenya 1969 metadata support a late-1960s amateur safari-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor or safari-party viewpoint as three elephants stand calmly and turn slightly toward the lens.
What appears in frame: Three elephants, visible tusks, grassy ground, dense green foliage, dark film-frame borders, and a four-frame contact-sheet presentation are visible.
Film character: The clip carries warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft exposure shifts, and slight handheld instability typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, safari-memory beat, or calm transition within Kenya, travel, conservation, or animal-history sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows elephants observed in a natural outdoor setting, reflecting a tourist or amateur wildlife-filming perspective rather than a staged scene.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, vintage safari home movies, African wildlife archival film, and elephants watching camera.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Kenya 1969 safari material, then broader vintage African wildlife or elephant behavior clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing three elephants in a grassy clearing, with tusks visible and foliage behind them. — Three elephants stand close together in a green clearing, one turned partly toward the camera.

Kenya 1969 8mm frame with three elephants paused in a clearing, two facing forward and one partly turned away. — The elephants hold position near the foliage, with tusks and textured skin visible.

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing elephants clustered in a clearing, including a side-on elephant in the foreground. — A side-on elephant stands near two others as the group remains calm in the clearing.

Kenya 1969 8mm frame showing three elephants in similar positions, one facing right with a tusk visible. — The elephants remain near the same spot, framed by grass, foliage, and dark film edges.

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