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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Man Walks to Tent Tarps in Grass Field

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Man Walks to Tent Tarps in Grass Field — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and white pants walks through a grassy field in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969. He approaches two makeshift shelters covered with blue tarps, supported by metal poles, set against a backdrop of dense green trees under a bright blue sky. The man turns to face the camera, revealing a smile, before continuing on his way. The footage, captured on vintage 8mm film, shows natural color shifts and film grain, characteristic of home movie recordings from the late 1960s. The scene evokes a sense of everyday life and outdoor activity in a tropical setting.

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
122663622

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

  • pants
  • shirt
  • sleeves
  • pole
  • metal
  • cloth
  • outdoors
  • man
  • walk
  • turn
  • face
  • tent
  • tarps
  • field
  • grass
  • trees
  • sky
  • people
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 Nigeria home movie
  • vintage 8mm film
  • man walking in field
  • makeshift tarps
  • tropical outdoor scene
  • 1960s Nigeria
  • archival footage
  • retro home movie
  • grassy field
  • blue sky
  • metal poles
  • 8mm film grain
  • nostalgic travel footage
  • African 1960s
  • outdoor camping setup
  • vintage Super 8
  • old film footage
  • documentary style
  • historical home movie
  • 1969 archival clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s Lagos home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor human moment with makeshift field shelters for documentary or educational context.
Period detail
The light clothing, 8mm color stock, and simple blue tarpaulin shelters may show late-1960s outdoor conditions consistent with the supplied Lagos, Nigeria metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The value is an unstaged walk across grass, including the man briefly turning and smiling toward the camera before continuing away.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a man in a short-sleeve shirt and white trousers, tall grass, blue tarp panels, metal support poles, dense trees, and a bright sky.
Film character
The clip carries a home-movie 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, color shift toward blue and green, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short cutaway, field insert, travel-memory beat, or transition within a sequence about outdoor life in Lagos.
Historical context
The scene provides visual context for a grassy outdoor setting with temporary tarp structures, without identifying a specific site or event.
Research note
A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and archive license checks.
Research search match
Search matches include 1969 Lagos 8mm home movie, Nigeria man walking in grass field, blue tarp shelters, and outdoor family travel footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Lagos 1969 outdoor scenes, then broader 1960s Nigeria home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied 1969 Lagos footage, a man in light clothing walks across grass toward blue tarp shelters near dense trees.
Man walking through a grassy field toward blue tarp structures.
The man turns back toward the camera in a Lagos grass field, with blue tarps, metal supports, trees, and sky behind him.
Man glancing toward the camera near the tarp-covered shelters.
A smiling man stands facing the camera in the supplied Lagos 1969 scene, framed by tall grass and blue tarp panels.
Man facing the camera in front of the blue tarp shelters.
The man continues away across the Lagos grass field toward blue tarp shelters, with trees and bright sky in the background.
Man walking away toward the tarp structures at the end of the shot.

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