Lagos Nigeria-1969: Retro Clip Of A Pride Of Lions Laying In The Grass By Some

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

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Retro Clip Of A Pride Of Lions Laying In The Grass By Some — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, 1969, showing a lioness and her cubs resting in tall green grass. The pride lies together in a grassy clearing near sparse shrubs, with one young lion cub standing and looking toward the camera. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and natural lighting, capturing a candid moment of wild African wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into 1960s wildlife observation.

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: 122664046

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: Useful for 1960s wildlife or travel-documentary requests needing archival 8mm footage of lions resting in grass near Lagos, Nigeria.
Period detail: The soft 8mm texture, handheld framing, and 1969 metadata support a late-1960s home-movie view of a lion pride in a grassy setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the unstaged feel of a visitor or traveler filming quietly from a distance as the lions remain mostly at rest.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several lions, a standing cub or young lion, tall green grass, sparse shrubs, soft focus, and dark contact-sheet frame edges.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, and handheld observational framing that give it a physical home-movie archive character.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition in a sequence about African landscapes or animal observation.
Historical context: The scene shows lions grouped in vegetation, offering visual context for wildlife viewing in a 1969 Nigerian home-movie record without identifying a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location verification, and wildlife-setting claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Researchers may look for 1969 Lagos Nigeria 8mm lions, vintage African wildlife home movie, lion pride in grass, or Super 8 safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Lagos or 1969 Nigeria footage, then broader 1960s wildlife and travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing a pride of lions resting together in tall grass, with one lion partly upright near the group. — Lions lie together in tall grass while one remains partly upright near sparse shrubs.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame with lions lying in a grassy clearing and a young lion standing at the right facing the camera. — A young lion stands at the edge of the resting pride in dense grass.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lion pride clustered in grass, with an upright lion partly hidden by vegetation behind them. — The pride remains clustered in the grass as another lion stands partly obscured behind them.

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of lions resting in tall grass, with a young lion at right looking toward the camera. — A young lion looks toward the camera while the rest of the pride lies in the grass.

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