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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Waterbucks and Buffalo in Savanna

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Waterbucks and Buffalo in Savanna — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a serene African savanna landscape. The footage shows several waterbucks standing alert in tall green grass under a cloudy sky, with a lone African buffalo approaching the camera through the field. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film gives it a nostalgic, archival feel. The animals appear calm yet watchful, embodying the wild beauty of Nigeria's natural environment during the late 1960s. This authentic home movie footage offers a rare glimpse into wildlife and rural life from a bygone era.

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
122664314

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

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Topics & Keywords

  • deer sense
  • danger is near while
  • trying to eat in the wildness
  • stay
  • alive
  • wildlife
  • nature
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 Nigeria wildlife footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • African savanna
  • waterbucks in grass
  • buffalo approaching camera
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival footage
  • Nigerian nature
  • 1960s wildlife
  • vintage film stock
  • African wildlife
  • old film grain
  • retro documentary
  • historic footage
  • 8mm film
  • nature documentary
  • wild animals
  • vintage safari
  • nostalgic film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports archive requests for late-1960s African wildlife footage, especially documentary or educational sequences needing savanna animals in original 8mm home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two waterbucks in tall savanna grass beneath a cloudy sky, seen through dark film borders.
Two waterbucks pause in tall grass with a cloudy sky above.

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