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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Adult Orange Brown Lion Is Looking Out Into The Distance In

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Adult Orange Brown Lion Is Looking Out Into The Distance In — 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 Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122663924

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
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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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.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria frame of an adult male lion in profile, standing in grass against a leafy background.
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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