Kenya-1969: African Elephant in Grassy Clearing

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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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African Elephant in Grassy Clearing — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 showing a large African elephant standing in a grassy clearing. The elephant, with its textured brown skin and small tusks, is captured in profile against a backdrop of dense green foliage. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic dark borders of 8mm projection. The animal remains mostly stationary, with subtle movements of its trunk and ears, offering a candid glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival clip captures the essence of mid-20th century travel and wildlife documentation.

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: 122661903

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 Kenya wildlife requests needing brief editorial or documentary footage of elephants in a grassy natural setting.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft color, grain, and travel-film composition support a late-1960s home-movie wildlife record.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, observing the elephants from a steady but informal distance rather than presenting a narrated wildlife sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two elephants, grass, dense green foliage, small tusks, a lowered trunk, dark 8mm borders, and mild frame weave.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and contact-print borders that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition beat within a Kenya or safari archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows elephants in a natural grassy clearing and reflects mid-century tourist or personal wildlife filming without identifying a specific park.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but wildlife-location claims and copyright status should still be checked against source records.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm elephant footage, vintage safari home movie, African elephant in grass, and archival wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader vintage safari or African animal home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two elephants stand close together in a grassy clearing, seen through dark 8mm frame borders.

The elephants remain mostly stationary, with one trunk hanging down toward the grass.

1969 Kenya 8mm still showing elephants close together, with one trunk slightly curled before dense vegetation. — A subtle trunk movement appears as the elephants stand close together in the clearing.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of elephants standing beside dense green foliage, with visible grain and dark frame edges. — The closing frame holds on the elephants in profile against the green brush.

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