Lagos Nigeria-1969: Thomson's Gazelles Grazing In Savanna With Swishing Tails

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

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Thomson's Gazelles Grazing In Savanna With Swishing Tails — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a small herd of Thomson's gazelles grazing in a sunlit savanna. The animals, with their distinctive brown and white coats and black flank markings, move gracefully through tall green grass, their tails swishing as they feed. The film exhibits natural grain, slight motion blur, and a warm, faded color palette characteristic of 8mm home movie stock. The handheld camera follows the herd with subtle movement, offering an authentic glimpse into African wildlife 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: 122664423

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: Supports 1960s wildlife archive requests needing brief 8mm home-movie views of grazing African antelope for documentary, education, or editorial cutaway use.
Period detail: The frames show no built landmarks or clothing cues, but the faded color, grain, and handheld 8mm look support the supplied 1969 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer perspective, holding on a small grazing herd as tails swish and animals shift through tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several gazelles, tall green grass, brown-and-white coats, dark flank markings, small horns, swishing tails, and soft telephoto framing.
Film character: The footage carries visible 8mm grain, mild softness, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, savanna cutaway, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within a 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The view documents captive or wild antelope-like animals in grassy habitat, with no people, buildings, or signage visible to confirm setting beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, species identification, and location claims should still be verified before final use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage, Thomson's gazelles grazing, African savanna home movie, and vintage antelope herd cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, then broader 1960s African wildlife or grazing animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria home-movie frame showing three gazelles in tall grass, their brown-and-white coats visible as they graze. — Three gazelles graze in tall grass, seen in soft 8mm color.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a small group of gazelles grazing and standing in tall green grass. — A small herd of gazelles grazes and shifts position in the grass.

1969 Nigeria home-movie frame showing three gazelles grazing close together in a grassy savanna-like field. — Gazelles feed close together, their white rumps and dark markings visible.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of three gazelles grazing in tall grass, with one horned animal turned to the right. — Three gazelles continue grazing in a quiet grassy field.

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