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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Man Walking Toward Makeshift Tents in Grass Field

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Man Walking Toward Makeshift Tents in Grass Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969. The clip shows a man in a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and trousers walking through a grassy field toward two makeshift tents covered in blue and green tarps. The scene is filmed from behind the man, with a dark frame border suggesting a view through a window or tent opening. The bright blue sky and lush green trees indicate a sunny day. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color saturation, and slight motion blur, capturing a candid moment of daily life during a camping or field expedition. The man’s steady walk and the rustic setup evoke a sense of exploration and historical documentation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122663612

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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
Lagos, 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

  • person
  • throw hand
  • from side to side
  • going
  • take
  • action
  • godparent
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • nigeria
  • 1969
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • Lagos Nigeria footage
  • archival camping scene
  • 1960s field expedition
  • retro documentary clip
  • old film footage
  • outdoor camping
  • man walking
  • makeshift tents
  • tropical grassland
  • vintage film grain
  • historical Nigeria
  • 8mm home movie
  • nostalgic travel
  • African fieldwork
  • 1960s lifestyle
  • candid moment
  • documentary footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for requests needing 1960s Lagos home-movie footage of outdoor field activity, informal travel, camping, or expedition-style daily life.
Period detail
The clothing, tarpaulin shelters, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1969 Lagos setting place the scene in a late-1960s home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has unstaged value as a person is filmed from behind walking steadily toward temporary shelters in tall grass.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a man in a short-sleeve shirt and trousers, two blue-green tarp shelters, tall grass, dense trees, bright sky, poles, guy lines, and dark frame edges.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows saturated color, soft focus, handheld movement, gate edges, grain, and slight motion blur consistent with home-movie capture.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short observational insert, travel-memory beat, or transition into scenes about fieldwork, outdoor lodging, or everyday movement in Nigeria.
Historical context
The footage visually documents a temporary outdoor setup near dense vegetation without proving the purpose of the site or the identity of the people present.
Research note
A visible adult figure may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately from the absence of visible brands.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1969 Lagos 8mm home movie, Nigeria outdoor camp footage, man walking to tarp shelters, and vintage field expedition scene.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos home-movie frame showing a man partly obscured at the edge of a grassy field with two blue-green tarp shelters ahead.
A man moves into view from behind as two tarp-covered shelters stand in tall grass.
1969 Lagos frame of an adult man walking away from the camera through tall grass toward two makeshift tarp shelters.
The man walks away from the camera toward the temporary shelters in the field.
1969 Lagos home-movie frame with a rear view of a man nearing two tarp-covered structures in a sunlit grassy area.
A rear view shows the man closer to the tarp shelters and surrounding brush.
1969 Lagos frame showing the man farther into the field, with two blue-green tarp shelters, poles, and tree cover ahead.
The man continues into the clearing as the tarp shelters fill the background.

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