Lagos Nigeria-1969: Flock Of Black White Red Headed Vultures And Baboons On Dirt Hill

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

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Flock Of Black White Red Headed Vultures And Baboons On... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a naturalistic scene at a zoo or wildlife enclosure. The clip features a flock of large black and white marabou storks with distinctive red heads, standing on a dirt hill amidst sparse green grass and trees. In the background, baboons are seen on the elevated terrain, adding to the diverse wildlife display. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, natural color saturation, and subtle grain, offering a nostalgic glimpse of African fauna from the late 1960s. The camera remains mostly static, observing the animals in their habitat.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122664100

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$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 archive requests needing visitor-shot African zoo or wildlife-enclosure footage as a short natural-history cutaway.
Period detail: The soft 8mm color, static framing, and dated stock metadata support a late-1960s home-movie view of an animal enclosure in Lagos.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational visitor perspective, holding on birds and baboons without staged action or presenter-led framing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include marabou stork-like birds, baboons, dirt mounds, sparse grass, trees, enclosure terrain, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, muted natural color, mild grain, and uneven exposure typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for zoo visits, African wildlife displays, or 1960s travel footage.
Historical context: The scene may reflect a public wildlife display or zoo setting, with animals observed at a distance on bare earth and grassed enclosure ground.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but copyright, collection permissions, and any zoo or location-specific property issues still require review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Lagos 8mm zoo footage, marabou storks and baboons, African wildlife enclosure, or vintage home-movie animal scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Lagos 1969 material, then other 1960s zoo, wildlife, or travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing marabou stork-like birds near dirt mounds with baboons in the background of a wooded enclosure. — Birds and baboons share a dirt enclosure with sparse grass and trees.

1969 Lagos home-movie frame with tall marabou stork-like birds standing across a grassy dirt enclosure behind dark film edges. — Tall birds stand in a grassy dirt enclosure partly obscured by frame edges.

1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing several marabou stork-like birds in a soft-focused enclosure with a baboon farther back. — Large birds stand in the foreground while a baboon appears on the raised dirt behind them.

1969 Lagos 8mm frame with marabou stork-like birds in the foreground and baboons seated on a dirt hill in a zoo-like enclosure. — Birds stand below baboons resting on a dirt rise in the enclosure.

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