Lagos Nigeria-1969: Male Lion Standing in Tall Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Male Lion Standing in Tall Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic adult male lion with a full golden mane standing alert in tall, dry grass. The lion, with its orange-brown fur, is seen looking intently into the distance, its profile visible against a backdrop of dense green bushes and trees. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the film, with visible film edges, evokes a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic wildlife moment, shot on Super 8, offers a rare glimpse of African wildlife in its natural habitat during the late 1960s.

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: 122663924

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: Lagos, Nigeria 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: 1969 Lagos-area 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts about travel, zoos or African animal encounters in late-1960s home movies.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm contact-frame edges, soft color and grain; the 1969 Lagos, Nigeria setting is supported by clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor filming from a distance, holding on the lion as it stands in tall grass and looks across the scene.
What appears in frame: An adult male lion, tall dry grass, green brush, dark tree branches, soft focus, film gate edges and contact-sheet borders are visible.
Film character: The footage shows grain, faded color, slight softness and uneven exposure that read as authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, transition beat or period illustration within a sequence about 1960s African travel.
Historical context: The frames show a male lion in a grassy, brush-lined setting, offering visual context for a filmed wildlife encounter without identifying the exact site.
Research note: No people, logos or brands are visible, but users should verify copyright status and any location or animal-facility permissions separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Lagos lion 8mm footage, vintage Nigeria wildlife home movie, male lion in grass, and Super 8 African travel animal clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1969 Lagos or Nigeria clips, then broader vintage wildlife, safari, zoo or travel-home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria home-movie frame showing a male lion partly hidden in tall grass before dense brush. — A male lion stands alert in tall grass with dark trees and brush behind it.

The lion turns in profile, its mane visible above the pale grass.

A grainy 1969 Lagos home-movie frame shows the male lion half-hidden by tall grass and facing right. — The lion remains partly covered by grass while looking across the brushy setting.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria frame with a male lion standing in tall grass, framed by dark brush and small trees. — The lion stands low in the grass, with dense brush forming the background.

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