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Nigeria-1969: Pelican Swims On Blue Lake And Meets Another Pelican

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Pelican Swims On Blue Lake And Meets Another Pelican — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Nigeria in 1969 captures a pelican swimming on a deep blue lake, its long beak and mottled brown-and-white feathers visible against the rippling water. The grainy, slightly blurry image with a distinct purple-blue color cast reflects the film's age and analog quality. As the clip progresses, a second pelican appears, swimming alongside the first, creating a serene wildlife moment. The footage shows natural movement and subtle camera shake, with a dark border framing the scene, typical of Super 8 film. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of Nigerian wildlife and 1960s home movie aesthetics.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122663348

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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

  • animal
  • bird
  • pelican
  • water
  • lake
  • swims
  • blue
  • meets
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  • animals
  • wildlife
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 Nigeria wildlife footage
  • vintage 8mm pelican clip
  • Super 8 bird footage
  • 1960s home movie
  • pelican swimming
  • blue lake wildlife
  • retro film archive
  • analog film grain
  • 1969 animal footage
  • Nigerian nature
  • pelican pair
  • vintage documentary clip
  • old film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • archival wildlife
  • nostalgic animal clip
  • 8mm film
  • vintage nature footage
  • pelican on water
  • 1960s film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for requests needing 1960s Nigerian wildlife home-movie footage as a brief documentary insert, nature cutaway, or archival atmosphere shot.
Period detail
The 8mm frame edges, soft focus, color shift, and handheld framing support a late-1960s home-movie reading, with Nigeria and 1969 supplied by clip metadata.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a pelican with its bill raised as it swims across blue lake water.
A pelican moves across rippling blue water in a soft, grainy 8mm frame.

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