Lagos Nigeria-1969: An Elephant Grazes On Grass

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

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An Elephant Grazes On Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a majestic African elephant grazing in a sunlit savanna. The elephant, a large gray mammal with prominent white tusks, moves slowly through tall grass under a partly cloudy sky. Sparse acacia trees dot the landscape, and the film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and dark vignette borders typical of Super 8 footage. The elephant’s trunk sways as it feeds, offering a serene glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 122664823

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 West Africa archive requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of an elephant grazing in open grassland.
Period detail: The 8mm color stock, soft focus, vignetting, and dated metadata support a late-1960s home-movie look, with no visible built landmarks to verify place.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot wildlife-viewing perspective, observing the elephant steadily from a distance rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, tall grass, scattered trees, open horizon, cloudy sky, dark frame edges, and home-movie exposure variation.
Film character: The footage shows coarse grain, mild color fading, soft contrast, handheld steadiness, and dark gate edges that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory insert, or quiet transition beat in a sequence about African landscapes or archival journeys.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a large elephant feeding in open grassland, while broader claims about the exact reserve or wildlife conditions would need outside research.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife-location identification needs separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 8mm elephant footage, Nigeria wildlife home movie, African elephant grazing, vintage savanna footage, and tusked elephant cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, then broader vintage African wildlife and grassland scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant feeding in tall grass near scattered trees under a cloudy sky. — A tusked elephant stands in grassland with sparse trees on the horizon.

The elephant moves slowly through grass with a tree line behind it.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing the elephant darker against bright sky and grass, with its tusk and trunk visible near trees. — Soft exposure renders the elephant as a dark figure in the grassland.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a tusked elephant feeding in open grassland, bordered by dark film gate edges. — The elephant lowers its trunk while grazing near scattered trees.

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