Kenya-1969: Three Elephants Foraging in Shrubland

$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 Elephants Foraging in Shrubland — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures three African elephants in a lush green shrubland. The elephants, with dusty brown skin and visible tusks, stand and move slowly across the grassy terrain, foraging among the dense green bushes. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, with a dark vignette framing the scene. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife in the late 1960s, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nature-themed projects.

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: 122661856

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 requests needing 1960s Kenya wildlife footage as a documentary insert, educational nature reference, or period travel-home-movie cutaway.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, visible frame edges, and handheld telephoto view support a late-1960s home-movie context, while the landscape itself remains broadly rural shrubland.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler filming quietly from a distance as three elephants stand, feed, and shift positions without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three elephants, tusks, dusty hides, green shrubs, grass, tree cover, dark frame borders, and bright outdoor light.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, warm color, mild exposure variation, gate shadowing, and a steady but handheld archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, natural-history cutaway, or transition within a Kenya or East Africa sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents elephants in green Kenyan shrubland through a visitor's 1969 camera, offering visual context for wildlife viewing rather than a verified conservation event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife-location sensitivities for their project.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage East Africa wildlife, African elephants foraging, and home movie safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife or travel shots, then broader 1960s animal and shrubland footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing three elephants in green shrubland, with tusks visible and a dark vertical film edge at left. — Three elephants stand close together among grass and dense green shrubs.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with two elephants in the foreground and a third partly visible behind them in dense vegetation. — Two elephants occupy the foreground while a third is partly hidden near the shrubs.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing three elephants in shrubland, including one side-on elephant facing right near dense bushes. — A side-on elephant faces the bushes as two others stand nearby.

A large elephant stands side-on beside thick shrubs as another elephant remains partly in frame.

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